COMMON THYME

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

common thyme; Thymus vulgaris

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Nouns denoting plants

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)

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