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BASIL THYME
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Dictionary entry overview: What does basil thyme mean?
• BASIL THYME (noun)
The noun BASIL THYME has 1 sense:
1. fragrant European mint having clusters of small violet-and-white flowers; naturalized especially in eastern North America
Familiarity information: BASIL THYME used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Fragrant European mint having clusters of small violet-and-white flowers; naturalized especially in eastern North America
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Acinos arvensis; basil balm; basil thyme; mother of thyme; Satureja acinos
Hypernyms ("basil thyme" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Holonyms ("basil thyme" is a member of...):
Acinos; genus Acinos (plants closely allied to the genera Satureja and Calamintha)
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