different between thyme vs cymene

English

Etymology

From Middle English tyme, from Old French thym, from Latin thymum, from Ancient Greek ????? (thúmon).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta?m/
• Rhymes: -a?m
• Homophone: time

Noun

thyme (countable and uncountable, plural thymes)

1. Any plant of the labiate genus Thymus, such as the garden thyme, Thymus vulgaris, a warm, pungent aromatic, that is much used to give a relish to seasoning and soups.

Usage notes

• In older Irish and British poems and songs, the plant was sometimes seen as a metaphor for virginity and chastity.

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References

• thyme on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Thymus (Lamiaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Thymus (Lamiaceae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

• methy, mythe

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?t?y.me/, [?t???m?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?ti.me/, [?t?i?m?]

Noun

thyme

1. vocative singular of thymus

English

Noun

cymene (plural cymenes)

1. (chemistry) any of several isomeric naturally occurring terpenoid hydrocarbons; a constituent of a number of essential oils, most commonly the oil of cumin and thyme.

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