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Verbena vs Thyme - What's the difference?

verbena | thyme |

As a proper noun verbena

is .

As a noun thyme is

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.

verbena

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Verbena , a genus of herbaceous plants of which several species are extensively cultivated for the great beauty of their flowers; vervain.
  • * 1918 , , Prelude (Selected Stories, Oxford World's Classics paperback 2002, 116)
    • Linda pulled a piece of verbena and crumpled it, and held her hands to her mother. -

    Derived terms

    * lemon verbena * sweet verbena * verbenalin * verbenalol

    See also

    * ("verbena" on Wikipedia) * ("verbena" species on Wikimedia) ----

    thyme

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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):
    • 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
  • * 19th century , A Sprig of Thyme (traditional):
    • 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

    External links

    * ("thyme" on Wikipedia) * * ----