Thyme n.  Bot. Any plant of the labiate genus Thymus. The garden thyme (Thymus vulgaris) is a warm, pungent aromatic, much used to give a relish to seasoning and soups.
    Ankle deep in moss and flowery thyme.   --Cowper.
 Cat thyme, a labiate plant (Teucrium Marum) of the Mediterranean religion. Cats are said to be fond of rolling on it. --J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants).
 Wild thyme, Thymus Serpyllum, common on banks and hillsides in Europe.
    I know a bank where the wild thyme blows.   --Shak.

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 Thymus vulgaris
      n : common aromatic garden perennial native to the western
          Mediterranean; used in seasonings and formerly as
          medicine [syn: common thyme]