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/wˈɪntər sˈeɪvəri/ Listen

Winter savory

noun

Erect perennial subshrub having pink or white flowers and leathery leaves with a flavor of thyme; southern Europe. Synonyms: Satureia montana, Satureja montana.

Resinous leaves used in stews and stuffings and meat loaf. Synonym: winter savoury.

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"Winter savory" Quotes from Famous Books

... half wine with the bottom of a manchet, a fagot of Parsly and a little Winter Savory, when they are boiled they take them out and break the bread in the broth and put in two or three spoonfuls of yest and a piece of sweet butter, pour to the eals laid upon sippets." Another way beloved by him was to stuff the eels ...

— Customs and Fashions in Old New England • Alice Morse Earle

Words linked to "Winter savory" : Satureia montana, savoury, savory