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Word: Thyme
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Middle English: from Old French thym, via Latin from Greek thumon, from thuein ‘burn, sacrifice’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
tʌɪm
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a low-growing aromatic plant of the mint family. The small leaves are used as a culinary herb and the plant yields a medicinal oil.
Short Definition:low-growing aromatic plant of mint family
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