"thymus" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

is a type of: asterid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs

member holonym: thyme - any of various mints of the genus Thymus

belongs to: family labiatae, family lamiaceae, labiatae, lamiaceae, mint family - a large family of aromatic herbs and shrubs having flowers resembling the lips of a mouth and four-lobed ovaries yielding four one-seeded nutlets and including mint; thyme; sage; rosemary

same as: genus thymus
is a type of: ductless gland, endocrine, endocrine gland - any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream
is a part of:
- immune system - a system (including the thymus and bone marrow and lymphoid tissues) that protects the body from foreign substances and pathogenic organisms by producing the immune response
- cervix, neck - the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
same as: thymus gland