HyperDic: basil_thyme

English > 1 sense of the expression basil thyme:
NOUNplantbasil thyme, basil balm, mother of thyme, Acinos arvensis, Satureja acinosfragrant European mint having clusters of small violet-and-white flowers
English > basil thyme: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningfragrant European mint having clusters of small violet-and-white flowers; naturalized especially in eastern North America.
Synonymsbasil balm, mother of thyme, Acinos arvensis, Satureja acinos
Member ofAcinos, genus Acinosplants closely allied to the genera ... / genera Satureja and Calamintha
Broaderherb, herbaceous plantA plant lacking a permanent woody stem

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