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[[Image:ZaatarbyGassan.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Za'atar, a blend of herbs, sesame seeds and salt]]

 

 

[[Latin language|Latin]] names for the herb za'atar include ''[[Origanum majorana]]'' ([[sweet marjoram]]), ''[[Origanum syriacum]]'' (also known as [[Bible]] [[hyssop]], Syrian [[oregano]] and wild marjoram), and ''Thymus capitatus'' ([[thyme]]).<ref name=Sediemann>{{cite book|title=World Spice Plants|author=Johannes Seidemann|page=365|year=2005|isbn=3540222790}}</ref> '''Za'atar birri''' ("wild za'atar") is identified as ''[[Origanum vulgare]]'' which in [[English language|English]] can refer to European [[oregano]], oregano, pot marjoram, wild marjoram, winter majoram, and [[wintersweet]].<ref name=Sorting>[http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Origanum.html Sorting Origanum Names]</ref> Both oregano and marjoram are closely related [[Mediterranean]] plants of the [[Labiatae]] family which also includes [[mint]] and [[sage]], so it is unsurprising that these herbs are commonly used as substitutes for one another.<ref name=Philologos>[http://www.forward.com/articles/za%E2%80%99atar/ Za'atar:On Language]</ref>