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1. Dwarf aromatic shrub of Crete
   - dittany of crete, cretan dittany, crete dittany, hop marjoram, Origanum dictamnus
    
2. Aromatic Eurasian perennial
   - oregano, marjoram, pot marjoram, wild marjoram, Origanum vulgare
    
3. Medium-sized shrubby tree of South Africa having thick leathery evergreen leaves and white or pink flowers and globose usually two-seeded purplish black fruits
   - poison arrow plant, Acocanthera oblongifolia, Acocanthera spectabilis
    
4. Deciduous Japanese shrub cultivated for its fragrant yellow flowers
   - Japan allspice, Japanese allspice, Chimonanthus praecox

Derived forms: winter sweets

Type of: bush, origanum, shrub

Part of: Acocanthera, Acokanthera, Chimonanthus, genus Acocanthera, genus Acokanthera, genus Chimonanthus, genus Origanum

Encyclopedia: Winter sweet