Thyme vs Fennel - What's the difference?
thyme | fennel |
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 plant, Foeniculum vulgare , of the parsley family, which has a sweet, anise-like flavor.
The bulb, leaves, or stalks of the plant, eaten as a vegetable.
The seeds of the fennel plant used as a spice in cooking.
As nouns the difference between thyme and fennel
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 fennel is a plant, Foeniculum vulgare, of the parsley family, which has a sweet, anise-like flavor.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