A fragrant herb that grows in clusters of slender small-leaved shoots, producing many small flowers. It was known far and wide in Middle-earth; it was evidently familiar to the Shire-folk, and could also be found in the valleys of the Misty Mountains and among the aromatic gardens of Ithilien, where it grew into large bushes. Well known as a herb used in cooking, Sam asked Gollum to gather him some of thyme while preparing a meal in Ithilien (a notion that Gollum found appalling).
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The history of the word thyme is not completely established, but it appears to be ultimately derived from Greek thuó, to burn a sacrifice, which implies that the plant was at one time used as a form of incense.
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