mother-of-thyme

mother-of-thyme
/mudh"euhr euhv tuym"/, n., pl. mother-of-thymes.
a branched, woody, prostrate plant, Thymus serpyllum, of the mint family, native to Eurasia and northern Africa, having wiry stems that root at the joints and small, purplish flowers.
[1590-1600]

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