thyme

 
Pronunciation: /tʌɪm/

noun

[mass noun]
  • a low-growing aromatic plant of the mint family. The small leaves are used as a culinary herb and the plant yields a medicinal oil.
    • Genus Thymus, family Labiatae: many species, in particular common (or garden) thyme (T. vulgaris)

Derivatives

thymy

adjective

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French thym, via Latin from Greek thumon, from thuein 'burn, sacrifice'