pellamountain

English

Noun

pellamountain (uncountable)

  1. wild thyme (Thymus serpyllum)
    • 1953, Richard Carew, Frank Ernest Halliday, John Norden, The survey of Cornwall &c, page 101:
      Moreover nature's liberal hand decketh many of the sea cliffs with wild hyssop, sage, pellamountain, marjoram, rosemary, and suchlike well-savouring herbs.
    • 2013, Brian Aldiss, Helliconia Summer:
      Since he had known her, Metty always drank pellamountain tea in the early morning.
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