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.
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.
Katakana spelling is common for plant names and is the usual written form for this word.
Kanji spelling; rarely used in practice.
Compound of 立ち (tachi, 'standing') + 麝香草 (jakōsō, 'thyme'), literally 'standing thyme'. The derivation is straightforward from the components.