thyme

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English tyme, from Old French thym, from Latin thymum, from Ancient Greek θύμον (thúmon). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /taɪm/ (Indic) IPA(key): /ʈʰajm/, /t̪ʰajm/ Rhymes: -aɪm Homophone: time (most accents) === Noun === thyme (countable and uncountable, plural thymes) 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. ==== Usage notes ==== In older Irish and British poems and songs, the plant was sometimes seen as a metaphor for virginity and chastity. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === thyme on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Thymus (Lamiaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Thymus (Lamiaceae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons === Anagrams === methy, mythe == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈtʰy.mɛ] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈtiː.me] === Noun === thyme vocative singular of thymus