COMMON THYME

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does common thyme mean? 

• COMMON THYME (noun)
  The noun COMMON THYME has 1 sense:

1. common aromatic garden perennial native to the western Mediterranean; used in seasonings and formerly as medicine

  Familiarity information: COMMON THYME used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COMMON THYME (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Common aromatic garden perennial native to the western Mediterranean; used in seasonings and formerly as medicine

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

common thyme; Thymus vulgaris

Hypernyms ("common thyme" is a kind of...):

thyme (any of various mints of the genus Thymus)

Meronyms (parts of "common thyme"):

thyme (leaves can be used as seasoning for almost any meat and stews and stuffings and vegetables)