summer savory

Questions about summer savory

What does summer savory mean?

summer savory means "erect annual herb with oval leaves and pink flowers; used to flavor e.g. meats or soups or salads; southeastern Europe and naturalized elsewhere". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for summer savory?

Close synonyms include Satureja hortensis, Satureia hortensis, summer savoury. 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 summer savory a common word?

summer savory is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.