Mexican oregano

noun

A Mexican shrub, Lippia graveolens, not closely related to true oregano, but with leaves that smell and taste like like it.

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Meanings

nounMexican oregano (usually uncountable, plural Mexican oreganos)

plural Mexican oreganos

  1. uncountableusuallyA Mexican shrub, Lippia graveolens, not closely related to true oregano, but with leaves that smell and taste like like it.
  2. uncountableusuallyA Mexican shrub, Poliomintha longiflora, with leaves that smell and taste like oregano
  3. uncountableusuallyA Mexican and southwestern-US herb related to bee balm, Mt. Pima oregano, Monarda austromontana, which smells and tastes like oregano
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APA

Mexican oregano. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mexican%20oregano

MLA

“Mexican oregano.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mexican%20oregano. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mexican oregano,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mexican%20oregano.

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