Mexican oregano

Noun

  • A Mexican shrub, Lippia graveolens (species), unrelated to true oregano, but with leaves that smell and taste like like it.
  • A Mexican shrub, Poliomintha longiflora (species), with leaves that smell and taste like oregano
  • A Mexican and southwestern-US herb related to bee balm, Mt. Pima oregano, Monarda austromontana (species), which smells and tastes like oregano

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