WINTER SAVORY
Dictionary entry overview: What does winter savory mean?
• WINTER SAVORY (noun)
The noun WINTER SAVORY has 2 senses:
1. erect perennial subshrub having pink or white flowers and leathery leaves with a flavor of thyme; southern Europe
2. resinous leaves used in stews and stuffings and meat loaf
Familiarity information: WINTER SAVORY used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• WINTER SAVORY (noun)
Meaning:
Erect perennial subshrub having pink or white flowers and leathery leaves with a flavor of thyme; southern Europe
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Satureia montana; Satureja montana; winter savory
Hypernyms ("winter savory" is a kind of...):
savory (any of several aromatic herbs or subshrubs of the genus Satureja having spikes of flowers attractive to bees)
Meronyms (parts of "winter savory"):
winter savory; winter savoury (resinous leaves used in stews and stuffings and meat loaf)
Meaning:
Resinous leaves used in stews and stuffings and meat loaf
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Synonyms:
winter savoury; winter savory
Hypernyms ("winter savory" is a kind of...):
savory; savoury (either of two aromatic herbs of the mint family)
Holonyms ("winter savory" is a part of...):
Satureia montana; Satureja montana; winter savory (erect perennial subshrub having pink or white flowers and leathery leaves with a flavor of thyme; southern Europe)
