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Mexican oreganos

Mexican oreganos is the plural of Mexican oregano.

Meaning of Mexican oregano

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

Questions about Mexican oreganos

What is Mexican oreganos the plural of?
Mexican oreganos is the plural of Mexican oregano.

Words near Mexican oreganos in the dictionary

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

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