different between marjoram vs tarragon

English

Alternative forms

• marjorum, marierom (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old French majorane, from Medieval Latin mai?rana, q.v.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?m??d??(?)??m/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?m??d?????m/

Noun

marjoram (countable and uncountable, plural marjorams)

1. A herb of the mint family, Origanum majorana, having aromatic leaves.

   Synonym: (obsolete) amaracus
2. The leaves of this plant used in flavouring food.

Translations

Further reading

• marjoram on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French targon (cf. modern estragon), from Medieval Latin tragonia, from Arabic ????????? (?ar??n), ultimately from Ancient Greek ?????????? (drakóntion, “dragonwort, Dracunculus vulgaris”), from ?????? (drák?n, “dragon, serpent”).

Pronunciation

• (General American, Mary–marry–merry distinction) IPA^(key): /?tæ????n/, /?tæ????n/
• (General American, Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA^(key): /?t?????n/, /?t?????n/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?tæ????n/
• Hyphenation: tar?ra?gon

Noun

tarragon (usually uncountable, plural tarragons)

1. A perennial herb, the wormwood species Artemisia dracunculus, from Europe and parts of Asia.
2. The leaves of this plant (either fresh, or preserved in vinegar / oil mixture) used as a seasoning.

Synonyms

• estragon, dragon's wort, French tarragon, Russian tarragon, silky wormwood, wild tarragon

Translations

References

• tarragon at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• arrogant