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Satureja montana

Satureja montana

9.8
A small evergreen herb from southern Europe with leaves that taste like thyme and that people use to season food
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • The leaves of Satureja montana add a delightful, peppery flavor to roasted meats.

Examples

  • Traditional Mediterranean dishes sometimes include Satureja montana as a seasoning herb.

  • You can find Satureja montana in many Mediterranean gardens.

  • Gardeners often plant Satureja montana to attract bees and other pollinators.

  • The Satureja montana plant thrives in rocky soils.

  • Gardeners often plant Satureja montana in their herb gardens for its thyme-flavored leaves.

  • The leaves of Satureja montana are commonly used to enhance the flavor of Mediterranean dishes.

  • You can find Satureja montana growing abundantly in southern European climates.

Synonyms

Satureia montana
vsSatureja montana
  • Specialized
9.9

A small evergreen herb with leaves that taste like thyme and pink or white flowers

is the standard scientific form while this linked form changes spelling
winter savory
vsSatureja montana
7.5

A small cooking herb with a peppery taste like thyme

gives the botanical description and native region rather than cooking use

Surface Forms

Satureja montana singular
Satureja montanas plural

Morphology

Satureja + montana

This is a Latin botanical binomial combining the genus name 'Satureja' (an herb) with the epithet 'montana' (meaning 'of the mountains' or 'mountainous'). A learner who knows both constituents can transparently infer it denotes a mountain-associated species of Satureja (an herb), since taxonomic naming follows a compositional and cross-linguistically regular pattern.

Etymology

Satureja montana comes from old words: Satureja is the name for the savory herb and montana means 'mountain' or 'from the mountains', so the name gives the image of a savory plant that grows on hills. That's why the name fits a peppery herb called 'winter savory' that people use to flavor food.