mother of thyme

What does mother of thyme mean?

mother of thyme means "fragrant European mint having clusters of small violet-and-white flowers; naturalized especially in eastern North America".

What is another word for mother of thyme?

Close synonyms include basil thyme, basil balm, Acinos arvensis, Satureja acinos. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is mother of thyme a common word?

mother of thyme is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for mother of thyme come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.