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Thymus

noun

(pl. thymi, thymuses)

Large genus of Old World mints: thyme. Synonym: genus Thymus.

A ductless glandular organ at the base of the neck that produces lymphocytes and aids in producing immunity; atrophies with age. Synonym: thymus gland.

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... good, but pollen apparently equal-sized. I have just examined Hottonia, grand difference in pollen. Echium vulgare, a humbug, merely a case like Thymus. But I am almost stark staring mad over Lythrum (On another occasion he wrote (to Dr. Gray) with regard to Lythrum: "I must hold hard, otherwise I shall spend my life over dimorphism."); if I can prove what I fully ...

— The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin, Volume II • Francis Darwin

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Words linked to "Thymus" : genus Thymus, immune system, endocrine, neck, ductless gland, asterid dicot genus, family Lamiaceae, thyme, endocrine gland, Lamiaceae, Thymus vulgaris, Labiatae, family Labiatae, cervix, Thymus serpyllum, mint family