A herb of the mint family, Origanum vulgare, having aromatic leaves. / Other herbs with a similar flavor, including other species in the genus Origanum, and Mexican oregano, Lippia graveolens

plural of oregano

A tropical succulent herb with a flavor similar to thyme or oregano, Plectranthus amboinicus (Coleus amboinicus or Coleus aromaticus in older references)

plural of Cuban 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

plural of Mexican oregano

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