oregano
/əˈrɛɡənoʊ/
noun
- A dried herb or the fresh leaves of a plant used to add flavor to food, especially in Italian and Greek cooking.
- The recipe calls for a teaspoon of dried oregano.
- She sprinkled oregano on the pizza before baking it.
- I grow fresh oregano in my garden for making pasta sauce.
- The plant itself (Origanum vulgare) that produces these leaves, a type of mint family herb.
- Bees love the small white flowers of the oregano plant.
- Oregano is a hardy perennial that thrives in sunny spots.
- The oregano in the pot needs more water during hot weather.