"creeping thyme" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: creeping thymes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} creeping thyme (usually uncountable, plural creeping thymes)
  1. 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. Tags: uncountable, usually
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  2. Wild thyme, Thymus serpyllum, which has a similar habit. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Spices and herbs Categories (lifeform): Menthinae subtribe plants Synonyms: creeping-thyme
    Sense id: en-creeping_thyme-en-noun-u6BynP7z Disambiguation of Spices and herbs: 20 80 Disambiguation of Menthinae subtribe plants: 35 65 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 80 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 19 81 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 20 80

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