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单词 marum
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marumn.

Brit. /ˈmɛːrəm/, U.S. /ˈmɛrəm/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin mārum, māron.
Etymology: < classical Latin or post-classical Latin mārum, variant of classical Latin māron (only attested in Pliny), the name of a plant (sometimes identified with either Origanum sipyleum or Teucrium marum) < ancient Greek μᾶρον, μάρον, the name of an aromatic plant, further etymology unknown.
Now rare.
Either of two aromatic plants of the family Lamiaceae ( Labiatae) native to the western Mediterranean region, formerly used to induce sneezing: (a) a kind of thyme, Thymus mastichina (obsolete); (b) cat thyme, Teucrium marum (also marum germander, †marum syriacum). Cf. mastic n. 3.
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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular medicinal plants or parts > [noun] > herb mastic
mastic1597
mastic thyme1640
marum1666
the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > labiate plant or plants > [noun] > germander plants
hindheala1300
ambrosea1350
wild sagea1400
germander?a1425
tetterwosea1500
English treacle1548
garlic-germander1548
scordium1548
wood-sage1571
garlic-sage1597
horse-chire1597
tree germander1597
mountain sage1659
marum1666
teucrium1673
mastic plant1718
thorny germander1822
bitter sage1865
1640 J. Parkinson Theatrum Botanicum 13 Marum Syriacum vel Creticum. The Syrian or Candye Mastick. This Candye or Syrian Marjerome.]
1666 J. Evelyn Kalendarium Hortense (ed. 2) 40 Slip and set Marums.
1693 tr. S. Blankaart Physical Dict. (ed. 2) 134 Marum, an Exotick Plant, like in Figure and Vertue to Marjoram.
1712 J. Mortimer Art of Husbandry: Pt. II 195 Mastick, Tyme or Marum is increas'd by slips.
1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Mastichina,..the herb mastic, or garden marum.
1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth III. 206 The cat is excessively fond of some plants, such as valerian, marum, and cat-mint.
1807 R. Morris & J. Kendrick Edinb. Med. & Physical Dict. II Marum syriacum.., the Marum germander, or Syrian herb mastich. This shrub is the Teucrium marum. Linn.
a1809 A. Seward Poet. Wks. (1810) III. 388 O'er marum border and valerian bed Thy Lucy shall decline her moping head.
1834 W. S. Landor Citation & Exam. Shakespere in Wks. (1853) II. 268/1 No kitten upon a bed of marum ever played such antics.
1931 M. Grieve Mod. Herbal II. 808/1 The Cat Thyme, or Marum, is..a native of Spain... The leaves..on being rubbed emit a volatile, aromatic smell, which excites sneezing.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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