Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun thymus

2 senses of thymus

Sense 1
Thymus, genus Thymus -- (large genus of Old World mints: thyme)
       => asterid dicot genus -- (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs)

Sense 2
thymus gland, thymus -- (a ductless glandular organ at the base of the neck that produces lymphocytes and aids in producing immunity; atrophies with age)
       => endocrine gland, endocrine, ductless gland -- (any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream)