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Mexican oregano

Mexican oregano noun: a Mexican shrub, Lippia graveolens, not closely related to true oregano, but with leaves that smell and taste like like it.

Noun

Mexican oregano (usually uncountable, plural Mexican oreganos)

  1. (usually) A Mexican shrub, Lippia graveolens, not closely related to true oregano, but with leaves that smell and taste like like it.
  2. (usually) A Mexican shrub, Poliomintha longiflora, with leaves that smell and taste like oregano
  3. (usually) A Mexican and southwestern-US herb related to bee balm, Mt. Pima oregano, Monarda austromontana, which smells and tastes like oregano

Forms of Mexican oregano

pluralMexican oreganos

Questions about Mexican oregano

What does Mexican oregano mean?
Mexican oregano means a Mexican shrub, Lippia graveolens, not closely related to true oregano, but with leaves that smell and taste like like it.
What part of speech is Mexican oregano?
Mexican oregano is a noun.
What is the plural of Mexican oregano?
The plural of Mexican oregano is Mexican oreganos.

Words near Mexican oregano in the dictionary

  1. Mexican needlefish
  2. Mexican needlefishes
  3. Mexican noodles
  4. Mexican orange
  5. Mexican oranges
  6. Mexican oregano
  7. Mexican oreganos
  8. Mexican overdrive
  9. Mexican paintbrush
  10. Mexican persimmon
  11. Mexican pewter

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