1. Any of various mints of the genus Thymus
   "She planted lemon thyme between the paving stones for its fragrant foliage"
    
2. Leaves can be used as seasoning for almost any meat and stews and stuffings and vegetables
   "He stripped the thyme leaves from the stem to add to the roasting vegetables"

Sounds like: throws, t, thym

Derived forms: thymes

Type of: herb, herbaceous plant

Part of: common thyme, genus Thymus, Thymus, Thymus vulgaris

Encyclopedia: Thyme