HyperDic: mother_of_thyme

English > 1 sense of the expression mother of thyme:
NOUNplantmother of thyme, basil thyme, basil balm, Acinos arvensis, Satureja acinosfragrant European mint having clusters of small violet-and-white flowers
English > mother of thyme: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningfragrant European mint having clusters of small violet-and-white flowers; naturalized especially in eastern North America.
Synonymsbasil thyme, basil balm, 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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