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What is "basil" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does basil mean in English? Meaning of basil definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "basil" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "basil": any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum

Noun

  • Meaning: any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum
  • Synonyms: basil
  • Hyponyms: common basil ocimum basilicum sweet basil
  • Hypernyms: herb herbaceous plant

    • Meaning of "basil": (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)

    Noun

  • Meaning: (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)
  • Synonyms: basil basil of caesarea basil the great st. basil st. basil the great
  • Instance Hypernyms: church father doctor doctor of the church father father of the church saint theologian theologiser theologist theologizer

    • Meaning of "basil": leaves of the common basil; used fresh or dried

    Noun

  • Meaning: leaves of the common basil; used fresh or dried
  • Synonyms: basil sweet basil
  • Hypernyms: herb

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    basil in English: basil
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