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Thymus

noun
(pl. thymi, thymuses)
1.
Large genus of Old World mints: thyme.  Synonym: genus Thymus.
2.
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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"Thymus" Quotes from Famous Books



... 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



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



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