| Pronunciation: | | 'bazul
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- [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
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| | Synonyms: | | sweet basil |
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| | See Also: | | common basil, common basil, genus Ocimum, herb, herb, herbaceous plant, Ocimum, Ocimum basilicum, Ocimum basilicum, sweet basil |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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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