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creeping thyme

creeping thyme noun: a species of thyme native to Europe and northern Africa, Thymus praecox, grown as a fragrant groundcover due to its tendency to branch and grow horizontally.

Noun

creeping thyme (usually uncountable, plural creeping thymes)

  1. (usually) A species of thyme native to Europe and northern Africa, Thymus praecox, grown as a fragrant groundcover due to its tendency to branch and grow horizontally.
  2. (usually) Wild thyme, Thymus serpyllum, which has a similar habit.

Forms of creeping thyme

pluralcreeping thymes
alternative formcreeping-thyme

Questions about creeping thyme

What does creeping thyme mean?
Creeping thyme means a species of thyme native to Europe and northern Africa, Thymus praecox, grown as a fragrant groundcover due to its tendency to branch and grow horizontally.
What part of speech is creeping thyme?
Creeping thyme is a noun.
What is the plural of creeping thyme?
The plural of creeping thyme is creeping thymes.

Words near creeping thyme in the dictionary

  1. creeping snowberries
  2. creeping snowberry
  3. creeping speedwell
  4. creeping thistle
  5. creeping thistles
  6. creeping thyme
  7. creeping thymes
  8. creeping up
  9. creeping up on
  10. creeping water bug
  11. creeping water bugs

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