Meanings
nounwild thyme (countable and uncountable, plural wild thymes)
plural wild thymes
- countableuncountableA flowering plant in the mint family, of species Thymus serpyllum.
Synonyms: Breckland thyme, Breckland wild thyme, creeping thyme, elfin thyme, pellamountain, serpolet
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA flowering plant in the mint family, of species Thymus serpyllum.
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More synonyms by meaning
nounaromatic dwarf shrub common on banks and hillsides in Europe; naturalized in United States
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creeping thymeThymus serpyllum
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Ancient Greek ἕρπυλλος
- ἕρπυλλος (hérpullos)species of flowering plant in the mint family
Arabic زَعْتَر بَرِّيّ, نَمَّام
- زَعْتَر بَرِّيّ (zaʕtar barriyy)species of flowering plant in the mint family
- نَمَّام (nammām)species of flowering plant in the mint family
Bulgarian ма́щерка, ба́бина души́ца
- ма́щерка (mášterka)species of flowering plant in the mint family
- ба́бина души́ца (bábina dušíca)species of flowering plant in the mint family
- овча́рски боси́лек (ovčárski bosílek)species of flowering plant in the mint family
Catalan serpoll
- serpollspecies of flowering plant in the mint family
Czech mateří douška, mateřídouška
- mateří douškaspecies of flowering plant in the mint family
- mateřídouškaspecies of flowering plant in the mint family
Finnish kangasajuruoho
- kangasajuruohospecies of flowering plant in the mint family
French serpolet
- serpoletspecies of flowering plant in the mint family
German Sandthymian, Quendel
- Sandthymianspecies of flowering plant in the mint family
- Quendelspecies of flowering plant in the mint family
- Feldkümmelspecies of flowering plant in the mint family
Italian serpillo
- serpillospecies of flowering plant in the mint family
Latin serpyllum
- serpyllumspecies of flowering plant in the mint family
Persian سیسنبر, سوسنبر
- سیسنبر (sisanbar)species of flowering plant in the mint family
- سوسنبر (susanbar)species of flowering plant in the mint family
Polish macierzanka piaskowa
- macierzanka piaskowaspecies of flowering plant in the mint family
Russian чабре́ц ползу́чий, тимья́н ползу́чий
- чабре́ц ползу́чий (čabréc polzúčij)species of flowering plant in the mint family
- тимья́н ползу́чий (timʹján polzúčij)species of flowering plant in the mint family
Spanish serpol
- serpolspecies of flowering plant in the mint family
Swedish backtimjan
- backtimjanspecies of flowering plant in the mint family
Ukrainian чебре́ць повзу́чий
- чебре́ць повзу́чий (čebrécʹ povzúčyj)species of flowering plant in the mint family
Yiddish טימיאַן
- טימיאַן (timyan)species of flowering plant in the mint family
Cite this entry
APA
wild thyme. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wild%20thyme
MLA
“wild thyme.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wild%20thyme. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wild thyme,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wild%20thyme.
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