noun
common thyme; garden thyme
Refers to the herb Thymus vulgaris, used in cooking and gardening.
See also: タイム
タチジャコウソウは料理によく使われるハーブです。
Common thyme is an herb often used in cooking.
Katakana spelling is common for plant names and is the usual written form for this word.
Kanji spelling; rarely used in practice.
タイム is the more common loanword for thyme in general, while タチジャコウソウ specifically refers to the species Thymus vulgaris.
Compound of 立ち (tachi, 'standing') + 麝香草 (jakōsō, 'thyme'), literally 'standing thyme'. The derivation is straightforward from the components.