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CREEPING THYME

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does creeping thyme mean? 

CREEPING THYME (noun)
  The noun CREEPING THYME has 1 sense:

1. aromatic dwarf shrub common on banks and hillsides in Europe; naturalized in United Statesplay

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


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CREEPING THYME (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Aromatic dwarf shrub common on banks and hillsides in Europe; naturalized in United States

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

creeping thyme; Thymus serpyllum; wild thyme

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

thyme (any of various mints of the genus Thymus)


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