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Origan

Origan \Or"i*gan\, Origanum \O*rig"a*num\, prop. n. [L. origanum, Gr. ?, ?, prob. fr. 'o`ros, mountain + ? brightness, beauty. Cf. Organy.] (Bot.) A genus of aromatic labiate plants, including the sweet marjoram ( Origanum Marjorana) and the wild marjoram ( Origanum vulgare).
--Spenser.

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Robert, and Gwalchmai went to the mantelets that had been raised to protect the Origans side of the broken bridge.