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thyme

/taɪm/

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What does thyme mean?

noun

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

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Yonder, where the wheat can climb no higher up the slope, are the purple heath-bells, thyme and flitting stone-chats.
Richard JefferiesThe Pageant of SummerProject Gutenberg ebook #414
How can a gardener become thrifty?--By making the most of his thyme, and by always putting some celery in the bank.
Mary E. BlainGames for Hallow-e'enProject Gutenberg ebook #5890
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The glow-worms, motionless on their twigs of thyme, light their lamps of an evening, in the cool of the beautiful summer nights.
Georges Victor LegrosFabre, Poet of ScienceTranslated by Bernard MiallProject Gutenberg ebook #3489
A sprig of thyme, planted in the centre, will furnish supports for the structure, together with the trellis-work of the top and sides.
Jean-Henri FabreThe Life of the SpiderTranslated by Alexander Teixeira de MattosProject Gutenberg ebook #1887
Cook this in a covered stewpan and pass it through a sieve, but see that none of the bay leaf or thyme goes through.
W. G., Mrs. WatersThe Cook's Decameron A Study in Taste, Containing over Two Hundred Recipes for Italian DishesProject Gutenberg ebook #930