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Definition of Thyme

1. Noun. Any of various mints of the genus Thymus.

2. Noun. Leaves can be used as seasoning for almost any meat and stews and stuffings and vegetables.

Definition of Thyme

1. n. Any plant of the labiate genus Thymus. The garden thyme (Thymus vulgaris) is a warm, pungent aromatic, much used to give a relish to seasoning and soups.

Definition of Thyme

1. Noun. Any plant of the labiate genus ''Thymus'', such as the garden thyme, ''Thymus vulgaris'', a warm, pungent aromatic, that is much used to give a relish to seasoning and soups. ¹

2. Noun. (poetic) virginity, chastity. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Thyme

1. an aromatic herb [n -S]

Medical Definition of Thyme

1. Any plant of the labiate genus Thymus. The garden thyme (Thymus vulgaris) is a warm, pungent aromatic, much used to give a relish to seasoning and soups. "Ankle deep in moss and flowery thyme." (Cowper) Cat thyme, a labiate plant (Teucrium Marum) of the Mediterranean religion. Cats are said to be fond of rolling on it. Wild thyme, Thymus Serpyllum, common on banks and hillsides in Europe. "I know a bank where the wild thyme blows." (Shak) Origin: OE. Tyme, L. Thymum, Gr,; cf, to sacrifice, a sacrifice, offering, incense: cf. F. Thym; perhaps so named because of its sweet smell. Cf. Fume. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Thyme

thyine thyine wood thylacine thylacines thylacitis thylakoid thylakoid processing peptidase thylakoid protein kinase thylakoids thylose

thyloses thylosis thym- thymacetin thymate thyme-leaved sandwort thyme-leaved speedwell thyme camphor thyme oil thymectomies

thymectomize thymectomized thymectomizes thymectomizing thymectomy thymelcosis thymelike thymene thymes

Literary usage of Thyme

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1920)
"thyme, one of the species of the labiate genus Thymus, small, shrubby, ... thyme has a very strong and pungent odor, and was formerly employed for seasoning ..."

2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1920)
"thyme, one of the species of the labiate genus Thymus, small, shrubby, ... thyme has a very strong and pungent odor, and was formerly employed for seasoning ..."

3. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by Charles Anderson Dana (1876)
"This is sometimes cultivated as an aromatic herb, but not so much so as the garden thyme (T. vulgar is), from southern Europe, which differs from the ..."

4. Spices and how to Know Them by Walter M. Gibbs (1909)
"It is ever the bee's alluring time," and it was wild thyme which gave the famed ... Among the Greeks thyme denoted graceful elegance of the Attic style. ..."

5. Poems, Songs, and Letters: Being the Complete Works of Robert Burns by Robert Burns, Alexander Smith (1868)
"Ae day as the carle gaed up the lang glen (Hey, and the rue grows bonie wi' thyme), He met wi' the Devil; says, ' How do you fen?' And the thyme it is ..."

6. The Works of Robert Burns by Robert Burns (1841)
"The devil has got the auld wife on his back ; (Hey, and the rue grows bonnie wi' thyme), And, like a poor pedlar, he's carried his pack; And the thyme it is ..."

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