winter sweet n dwarf aromatic shrub of Crete n aromatic Eurasian perennial n 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 n deciduous Japanese shrub cultivated for its fragrant yellow flowers Synonym(s) dittany of crete cretan dittany crete dittany hop marjoram Origanum dictamnus oregano marjoram pot marjoram wild marjoram Origanum vulgare poison arrow plant Acocanthera oblongifolia Acocanthera spectabilis Japan allspice Japanese allspice Chimonanthus praecox