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THYME
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Leaves can be used as seasoning for almost any meat and stews and stuffings and vegetables
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("thyme" is a kind of...):
herb (aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities)
Holonyms ("thyme" is a part of...):
common thyme; Thymus vulgaris (common aromatic garden perennial native to the western Mediterranean; used in seasonings and formerly as medicine)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Any of various mints of the genus Thymus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("thyme" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "thyme"):
common thyme; Thymus vulgaris (common aromatic garden perennial native to the western Mediterranean; used in seasonings and formerly as medicine)
creeping thyme; Thymus serpyllum; wild thyme (aromatic dwarf shrub common on banks and hillsides in Europe; naturalized in United States)
Holonyms ("thyme" is a member of...):
genus Thymus; Thymus (large genus of Old World mints: thyme)
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