BASIL

Basil

Basil, Thai Basil, or Sweet Basil, is a common name for the culinary herb Ocimum basilicum, of the family Lamiaceae, sometimes known as Saint Joseph's Wort in some English-speaking countries.

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basil

Noun

  1. A plant (Ocimum basilicum).
  2. The leaves of this plant used as a herb.
  3. Any other species in the genus Ocimum.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. The angle to which a joiner's tool is ground away.

Noun (etymology 3)

  1. The skin of a sheep tanned with bark.

Verb

  1. To grind the edge of a tool to an acute angle.


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