🔄 Synonyms of "Basil"
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| Word | Definition |
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| sweet basilnoun | An herb used for seasoning (Ocimum basilicum) |
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| Word | Definition |
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| sweet basilnoun | An herb used for seasoning (Ocimum basilicum) |
| bennynoun | (informal) A benefit. |
| baselnoun | The capital city of Basel-Stadt canton, Switzerland. |
| blackwellnoun | A surname. |
| basile | The Basile family, Basili, Bassil, or de Basilio is an ancient family of the Sicilian nobility, invested with the Baronia del Grano in 1473. |
| byznoun | Abbreviation of Byzantium. [(historical) An ancient Greek city situated on the Bosporus in modern Turkey, renamed Constantinople in 330 C.E.; modern Istanbul.] |
| genus ocimumnoun | basil |
| ocimum | Ocimum is a genus of aromatic annual and perennial herbs and shrubs in the family Lamiaceae, native to the tropical and warm temperate regions of all 6 inhabited continents, with the greatest number of species in Africa. |
| ocimum basilicumnoun | annual or perennial of tropical asia having spikes of small white flowers and aromatic leave; one of the most important culinary herbs; used in salads, casseroles, sauces and some liqueurs |
| genovese basil | Genovese basil or sweet basil (or ; ) is a cultivar of Ocimum basilicum produced in the Italian provinces of Genoa, Savona and Imperia, Liguria. |
| common basilnoun | annual or perennial of tropical asia having spikes of small white flowers and aromatic leave; one of the most important culinary herbs; used in salads, casseroles, sauces and some liqueurs |
| thai basilnoun | A type of sweet basil from Southeast Asia, notable for the anise/tarragon overtones in its flavor, and for the attractive purple color of the leaves and bracts in its flower spikes. |
| holy basilnoun | Ocimum tenuiflorum, an aromatic plant cultivated for religious, medicinal, and culinary purposes and for its essential oil. |
| tulsinoun | Holy basil, Ocimum tenuiflorum. |
| bush basil | — |
| lemon basilnoun | Any Southeast Asian basil of species Ocimum × citriodorum, notable for the lemon/citrus overtones to its flavor. |
| bazilnoun | A surname from French. |
| basannoun | Alternative form of basil (a tanned sheepskin) [A plant (Ocimum basilicum).] |
| basilweednoun | The wild basil, Clinopodium vulgare. |
| basil thymenoun | An aromatic herb, Clinopodium acinos (syn. Acinos arvensis) |
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