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Oregano vs Salvia - What's the difference?

oregano | salvia |

As nouns the difference between oregano and salvia

is that oregano is a herb of the mint family, Origanum vulgare, having aromatic leaves while salvia is a plant in the genus Salvia, such as sage.

oregano

English

(wikipedia oregano)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A herb of the mint family, Origanum vulgare , having aromatic leaves.
  • The leaves of this plant used in flavouring food.

    • Synonyms

    * (plant ): wild marjoram

    salvia

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A plant in the genus Salvia , such as sage.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=July 12, author=Leslie Land, title=Garden Q.&A., work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=But strong-stemmed bushy plants like salvias , coneflowers, cosmos, marigolds, nicotianas and zinnias should be cut back only to the next strong branch or pair of branches. }}

    External links

    * ("salvia" on Wikipedia) * ("salvia" species on Wikimedia)

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