thyme

T0198700 (tīm)n.1. Any of several aromatic Eurasian herbs or low shrubs of the genus Thymus of the mint family, especially T. vulgaris, having small white to lilac flowers grouped in clusters.2. The leaves of T. vulgaris used as a seasoning.

[Middle English, from Old French thym, from Latin thymum, from Greek thumon.]

thyme

(taɪm) n (Plants) any of various small shrubs of the temperate genus Thymus, having a strong mintlike odour, small leaves, and white, pink, or red flowers: family Lamiaceae (labiates)[C14: from Old French thym, from Latin thymum, from Greek thumon, from thuein to make a burnt offering] ˈthymy, ˈthymey adj

thyme

(taɪm; spelling pron. θaɪm)

n. any plant of the genus Thymus, of the mint family, esp. T. vulgaris, an herb having narrow, aromatic leaves used for seasoning. [1350–1400; Middle English < Latin thymum < Greek thýmon]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	thyme - any of various mints of the genus Thymusherb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pestsgenus Thymus, Thymus - large genus of Old World mints: thymecommon thyme, Thymus vulgaris - common aromatic garden perennial native to the western Mediterranean; used in seasonings and formerly as medicinecreeping thyme, Thymus serpyllum, wild thyme - aromatic dwarf shrub common on banks and hillsides in Europe; naturalized in United States
	2.	thyme - leaves can be used as seasoning for almost any meat and stews and stuffings and vegetablesherb - aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualitiescommon thyme, Thymus vulgaris - common aromatic garden perennial native to the western Mediterranean; used in seasonings and formerly as medicine

Translations

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(taim) noun a type of sweet-smelling herb used to season food. 百里香草

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(tīm), any species of the genus Thymus, aromatic herbs or shrubby plants of the family Labiatae (mintmint,
in botany, common name for members of the Labiatae, a large family of chiefly annual or perennial herbs. Several species are shrubby or climbing forms or, rarely, small trees.
..... Click the link for more information. family). The common thyme, which is used as a seasoning herb and yields a medicinal essential oil containing thymol, is the Old World T. vulgaris, an erect plant with grayish branches. It is cultivated mainly in Spain and in France. A compound derived from T. vulgaris, thymine, is used as a topical antifungal. The wild or creeping thyme, or mother-of-thyme (T. serpyllum), also used medicinally, is an Old World evergreen naturalized in North America and popular as a ground cover, edging, and rock plant. This was the wild thyme mentioned in Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream. The Greeks used thyme as a temple incense, and it has been prized since ancient times as a honey plant. Thyme is classified in the division MagnoliophytaMagnoliophyta
, division of the plant kingdom consisting of those organisms commonly called the flowering plants, or angiosperms. The angiosperms have leaves, stems, and roots, and vascular, or conducting, tissue (xylem and phloem).
..... Click the link for more information. , class Magnoliopsida, order Lamiales, family Labiatae.

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[tīm] (botany) A perennial mint plant of the genus Thymus; pungent aromatic herb is made from the leaves.

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noun any of various mints of the genus Thymus

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noun leaves can be used as seasoning for almost any meat and stews and stuffings and vegetables

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