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1. (n.) basil
any of several aromatic herbs belonging to the genus Ocimum, of the mint family, as O. basilicum
2. (n.) Basil
Saint (“the Great”), a .d . 329?–379, bishop of Caesarea in Asia Minor (brother of Saint Gregory of Nyssa).
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) basil
any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum
2. (noun) Basil, St. Basil, Basil of Caesarea, Basil the Great, St. Basil the Great
(Roman Catholic Church) the bishop of Caesarea who defended the Roman Catholic Church against the heresies of the 4th century; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-379)
3. (noun) basil, sweet basil
leaves of the common basil; used fresh or dried
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1. (noun) basil
the slope or angle to which the cutting edge of a tool, as a plane, is ground
2. (noun) basil
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)
3. (noun) basil
the skin of a sheep tanned with bark
4. (verb) basil
to grind or form the edge of to an angle
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