Dash of Oregano

Dash

The dash is a punctuation mark consisting of a long horizontal line. It is similar in appearance to the hyphen but is longer and sometimes higher from the baseline. The most common versions are the en dash –, generally longer than the hyphen but shorter than the minus sign; the em dash —, longer than either the en dash or the minus sign; and the horizontal bar ―, whose length varies across typefaces but tends to be between those of the en and em dashes.

Oregano

Oregano, sometimes called wild marjoram, is a species of flowering plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae. It is native to the Mediterranean region but widely naturalised elsewhere in the temperate Northern Hemisphere, particularly the United States and Mexico.

dash

Noun

1. Any of the following symbols: ‒ (figure dash), – (en dash), — (em dash), or ― (horizontal bar).
2. A hyphen or minus sign.

Verb

1. To run quickly or for a short distance.
2. To leave or depart.

oregano

Noun

1. A herb of the mint family, Origanum vulgare, having aromatic leaves.
2. Other herbs with a similar flavor, including other species in the genus Origanum, and Mexican oregano, Lippia graveolens.