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thyme

Syllabification: (thyme)
Pronunciation: /tīm/

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Definition of thyme

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

Pronunciation: /ˈtīmē/

adjective

Origin:

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

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