thyme
Noun
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Any of various mints of the genus Thymus (synset 112891295)
hypernym: herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pestshyponym:
- common thyme, thymus vulgaris - common aromatic garden perennial native to the western Mediterranean; used in seasonings and formerly as medicine
- creeping thyme, thymus serpyllum, wild thyme - aromatic dwarf shrub common on banks and hillsides in Europe; naturalized in United States
member meronym: genus thymus, thymus - large genus of Old World mints: thyme -
Leaves can be used as seasoning for almost any meat and stews and stuffings and vegetables (synset 107837734)
hypernym: herb - aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualitiespart meronym: common thyme, thymus vulgaris - common aromatic garden perennial native to the western Mediterranean; used in seasonings and formerly as medicine
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