Phrase guide

wild thyme

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A flowering plant in the mint family, of species Thymus serpyllum.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Breckland thyme, Breckland wild thyme, creeping thyme, elfin thyme, pellamountain, serpolet

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

aromatic dwarf shrub common on banks and hillsides in Europe; naturalized in United States

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: creeping thyme, Thymus serpyllum

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: thyme

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

45 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: zhumbricë — species of flowering plant in the mint family
  • Arabic: زَعْتَر بَرِّيّ (zaʕtar barriyy) — species of flowering plant in the mint family
  • Arabic: نَمَّام (nammām) — species of flowering plant in the mint family
  • Middle Armenian: ուրց (urcʻ) — species of flowering plant in the mint family
  • Bulgarian: ма́щерка (mášterka) — species of flowering plant in the mint family
  • Bulgarian: ба́бина души́ца (bábina dušíca) — species of flowering plant in the mint family
  • Bulgarian: овча́рски боси́лек (ovčárski bosílek) — species of flowering plant in the mint family
  • Catalan: serpoll — species of flowering plant in the mint family
  • Czech: mateří douška — species of flowering plant in the mint family
  • Czech: mateřídouška — species of flowering plant in the mint family
  • Finnish: kangasajuruoho — species of flowering plant in the mint family
  • French: serpolet — species of flowering plant in the mint family
  • Georgian: ურცი (urci) — species of flowering plant in the mint family
  • German: Sandthymian — species of flowering plant in the mint family
  • German: Quendel — species of flowering plant in the mint family
  • German: Feldkümmel — species of flowering plant in the mint family
  • Ancient Greek: ἕρπυλλος (hérpullos) — species of flowering plant in the mint family
  • Italian: serpillo — species of flowering plant in the mint family
  • Latin: serpyllum — species of flowering plant in the mint family
  • Low German: Marczeczank — species of flowering plant in the mint family
  • Macedonian: мајчина душичка (majčina dušička) — species of flowering plant in the mint family
  • Mazanderani: سرسم (sersem) — species of flowering plant in the mint family
  • Occitan: serpol — species of flowering plant in the mint family
  • Pannonian Rusyn: мацерина душичка (macerina dušička) — species of flowering plant in the mint family
  • Persian: سیسنبر (sisanbar) — species of flowering plant in the mint family
  • Persian: سوسنبر (susanbar) — species of flowering plant in the mint family
  • Polish: macierzanka piaskowa — species of flowering plant in the mint family
  • Russian: чабре́ц ползу́чий (čabréc polzúčij) — species of flowering plant in the mint family
  • Russian: тимья́н ползу́чий (timʹján polzúčij) — species of flowering plant in the mint family
  • Serbo-Croatian: мајчина душица — species of flowering plant in the mint family
  • Serbo-Croatian: мајкина душица — species of flowering plant in the mint family
  • Serbo-Croatian: бабина душица — species of flowering plant in the mint family
  • Serbo-Croatian: majčina dušica — species of flowering plant in the mint family
  • Serbo-Croatian: majkina dušica — species of flowering plant in the mint family
  • Serbo-Croatian: babina dušica — species of flowering plant in the mint family
  • Slovene: mačešica — species of flowering plant in the mint family
  • Slovene: materina dušica — species of flowering plant in the mint family
  • Slovene: materni dušek — species of flowering plant in the mint family
  • Upper Sorbian: pěskowa babyduška — species of flowering plant in the mint family
  • Upper Sorbian: pólna babyduška — species of flowering plant in the mint family
  • Spanish: serpol — species of flowering plant in the mint family
  • Swedish: backtimjan — species of flowering plant in the mint family
  • Tashelhit: ⴰⵣⵓⴽⵏⵏⵉ (azuknni) — species of flowering plant in the mint family
  • Ukrainian: чебре́ць повзу́чий (čebrécʹ povzúčyj) — species of flowering plant in the mint family
  • Yiddish: טימיאַן (timyan) — species of flowering plant in the mint family