(mining) land from which ore is mined

(geology) The process of forming an ore.

The California laurel (Umbellularia californica), especially when referring to the wood.

plural of Oregon myrtle

A building for the storage of ore.

plural of orehouse

An herb related to bee balm native to Arizona, New Mexico, and northern Mexico, Monarda austromontana, which smells and tastes like oregano

The most common type of oregano, Origanum vulgare subsp. vulgare, which grows wild in England.

A mediterranean herb similar to thyme, Thymbra capitata, which smells and tastes like oregano and which is an important source for oil of oregano.

A Mexican shrub, Lippia graveolens, unrelated to true oregano, but with leaves that smell and taste like like it. / A Mexican shrub, Poliomintha longiflora, with leaves that smell and taste like oregano