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]