basil thyme
— Noun
– English
~ fragrant European mint having clusters of small violet-and-white flowers; naturalized especially in eastern North America
black-legged tick
— Noun
– English
~ parasitic on mice of genus Peromyscus and bites humans; principal vector for Lyme disease in eastern United States (especially New England); northern form was for a time known as Ixodes dammini (deer tick)