Thyme or Oregano - What's the difference?
thyme | oregano |
Any plant of the labiate genus Thymus , such as the (garden thyme), , a warm, pungent aromatic, that is much used to give a relish to seasoning and soups.
(rfv-sense) (poetic, Ireland, UK, dated) A metaphor for virginity, chastity.
* 17th century , A Bunch of Thyme (traditional song):
* 19th century , A Sprig of Thyme (traditional):
A herb of the mint family, Origanum vulgare , having aromatic leaves.
The leaves of this plant used in flavouring food.
As nouns the difference between thyme and oregano
is that thyme is any plant of the labiate genus Thymus, such as the garden thyme, species: Thymus vulgaris, a warm, pungent aromatic, that is much used to give a relish to seasoning and soups while oregano is a herb of the mint family, Origanum vulgare, having aromatic leaves.thyme
English
Noun
(en noun)- Come all ye maidens young and fair
- And you that are blooming in your prime
- Always beware and keep your garden fair
- Let no man steal away your thyme
- Wunst I had a sprig of thyme ,
- it prospered by night and by day
- ill a false young man came acourtin' te me,
- and he stole all this thyme away.
Derived terms
* (cat thyme) * thymic * thymol * (wild thyme)References
*Source Guide to the Music of Percy Grainger*
Bunch of Thyme – a coded warning to women