צתרה

Hebrew

Noun

צַתְרָה • (tsatra) f (no plural forms, singular construct צַתְרַת־) [pattern: קַטְלָה]

1. Savory: members of the genus Satureja of aromatic plants, or herbs taken from these plants.

Usage notes

• The New Dictionary (see references below) gives the plural as צַתְרוֹת (tsatrot), but this form is extremely rare.

References

• “צתרה” in Abraham Even-Shoshan (אַבְרָהָם אֶבֶן־שׁוֹשָׁן) et al., הַמִּלּוֹן הֶחָדָשׁ (ha-milón he-khadásh, “The New Dictionary”), Kiryat-Sefer Ltd. (קִרְיַת־סֵפֶר בְּע״ם)‎ (1984), →ISBN, volume 2 of 3 (ל to צ), →ISBN, page 1156.