thyme
Other forms: thymes
Thyme is a plant that's used for cooking and smells great too. If you're an aspiring chef, you're probably very familiar with herbs like thyme, rosemary, and oregano.
Thyme is a common ingredient in many culinary traditions, including French and Middle Eastern food. In ancient Greece, thyme was believed to inspire courage, and it was commonly burned as incense and used in ritual baths. Before antibiotics were discovered, thyme oil was often used as an antiseptic (and the germ-killing mouthwash Listerine still includes thyme in its ingredients). The root of thyme means "rise in a cloud," a possible reference to its strong scent.
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any of various mints of the genus Thymustypes:Thymus vulgaris, common thymecommon aromatic garden perennial native to the western Mediterranean; used in seasonings and formerly as medicineThymus serpyllum, creeping thyme, wild thymearomatic dwarf shrub common on banks and hillsides in Europe; naturalized in United Statestype of:herb, herbaceous planta plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
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leaves can be used as seasoning for almost any meat and stews and stuffings and vegetablestype of:herbaromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities
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