About The Word Basil
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Basil
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What's The Definition Of Basil?
[n] leaves or the common basil; used fresh or dried
[n] any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum Synonyms | Synonyms for Basil: sweet basil Related Terms | Find terms related to Basil: See Also | common basil | common basil | genus Ocimum | herb | herb | herbaceous plant | Ocimum | Ocimum basilicum | Ocimum basilicum | sweet basil Basil In Webster's Dictionary \Bas"il\, n. [Cf. F. basile and E. {Bezel}.]
The slope or angle to which the cutting edge of a tool, as a
plane, is ground. --Grier.
\Bas"il\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Basiled} (?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Basiling}.] To grind or form the edge of to an angle. --Moxon. \Bas"il\, n. [F. basilic, fr. L. badilicus royal, Gr. ?, fr. ? king.] (Bot.) The name given to several aromatic herbs of the Mint family, but chiefly to the common or sweet basil ({Ocymum basilicum}), and the bush basil, or lesser basil ({O. minimum}), the leaves of which are used in cookery. The name is also given to several kinds of mountain mint ({Pycnanthemum}). {Basil thyme}, a name given to the fragrant herbs {Calamintha Acinos} and {C. Nepeta}. {Wild basil}, a plant ({Calamintha clinopodium}) of the Mint family. \Bas"il\, n. [Corrupt. from E. basan, F. basane, LL. basanium, bazana, fr. Ar. bith[=a]na, prop., lining.] The skin of a sheep tanned with bark. |
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