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Basil

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sweet basilnounAn herb used for seasoning (Ocimum basilicum)

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sweet basilnounAn herb used for seasoning (Ocimum basilicum)
bennynoun(informal) A benefit.
baselnounThe capital city of Basel-Stadt canton, Switzerland.
blackwellnounA surname.
basileThe Basile family, Basili, Bassil, or de Basilio is an ancient family of the Sicilian nobility, invested with the Baronia del Grano in 1473.
byznounAbbreviation of Byzantium. [(historical) An ancient Greek city situated on the Bosporus in modern Turkey, renamed Constantinople in 330 C.E.; modern Istanbul.]
genus ocimumnounbasil
ocimumOcimum 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 basilicumnounannual 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 basilGenovese basil or sweet basil (or ; ) is a cultivar of Ocimum basilicum produced in the Italian provinces of Genoa, Savona and Imperia, Liguria.
common basilnounannual 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 basilnounA 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 basilnounOcimum tenuiflorum, an aromatic plant cultivated for religious, medicinal, and culinary purposes and for its essential oil.
tulsinounHoly basil, Ocimum tenuiflorum.
bush basil
lemon basilnounAny Southeast Asian basil of species Ocimum × citriodorum, notable for the lemon/citrus overtones to its flavor.
bazilnounA surname from French.
basannounAlternative form of basil (a tanned sheepskin) [A plant (Ocimum basilicum).]
basilweednounThe wild basil, Clinopodium vulgare.
basil thymenounAn aromatic herb, Clinopodium acinos (syn. Acinos arvensis)

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