Oregano Oregano Oregano (, ; Origanum vulgare) is a flowering plant in the mint family (Lamiaceae). It is native to temperate Western and Southwestern Eurasia and the Mediterranean region. Oregano is a perennial herb, growing from tall, with opposite leaves long. The flowers are purple, long, produced in erect spikes. It is sometimes called wild marjoram, and its close relative, "O. majorana", is known as sweet marjoram. The word "oregano" is derived from Spanish "orégano", from Latin "orīganum", from Greek ὀρίγανον ("orī́ganon"). This is a compound of όρος ("óros"), "mountain", and γάνος ("gános"), "brightness", whence "brightness of the mountain". Oregano is
Eastern Mediterranean Squadron Eastern Mediterranean Squadron The Eastern Mediterranean Squadron and later known as the British Aegean Squadron was a sub- command of the Mediterranean Fleet based at Mudros from 1914 to 1916 then alternating between Mudros and Salonika from 1917 to 1919. The Eastern Mediterranean Squadron was established in September 1914 as a sub-command of the Mediterranean Fleet. In August 1917 it was redesignated the British Aegean Squadron for the remainder of World War One and when it was gradually disbanded from May to September 1919. Eastern Mediterranean Command structure as of 19 February 1915. Note:The post was also styled as Commander-in-Chief,