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Definition of BasiL

Basil
Basil 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.
Basil
Basil 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.
Basil
Basil Bas"il, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Basiled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Basiling.] To grind or form the edge of to an angle. --Moxon.
Basil
Basil 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.

Meaning of BasiL from wikipedia

- Basil (/ˈbæzəl/ BAZ-əl, US also /ˈbeɪzəl/ BAY-zəl; Ocimum basili**** /ˈɒsɪməm bəˈzɪlɪkəm/ OS-ih-məm bə-ZIL-ih-kəm)), also called great basil, is a culinary...
- Basil Joseph is an Indian film director and actor who works in the Malayalam film industry. He started his film career as an ****istant director of Vineeth...
- Basil Leonard Plumley (January 1, 1920 – October 10, 2012) was an American soldier who served in the United States Army for over three decades, rising...
- Basilotta (born September 22, 1943), better known by her stage name Toni Basil, is an American singer, c****ographer, dancer, actress, and director. Her...
- Basil Brooke may refer to: Basil Brooke (Leicestershire MP) (died 1612), English MP for Leicestershire, 1607 Basil Brooke (metallurgist) (1576–1646), English...
- Basil II Porphyrogenitus (Gr****: Βασίλειος Πορφυρογέννητος Basileios Porphyrogennetos; 958 – 15 December 1025), nicknamed the Bulgar Slayer (Gr****: ὁ...
- Basil of Caesarea, also called Saint Basil the Great (Koinē Gr****: Ἅγιος Βασίλειος ὁ Μέγας, Hágios Basíleios ho Mégas; Coptic: Ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ Ⲃⲁⲥⲓⲗⲓⲟⲥ; 330 –...
- Basil seed (Ocimum basili**** or Ocimum tenuiflorum, aka Ocimum sanctum) is the general term used to refer to the seeds of a few species of herb plants...
- Thai basil (Thai: โหระพา, RTGS: horapha, ISO: hōraphā, pronounced [hǒː.rá(ʔ).pʰāː]; Khmer: ជីរនាងវង, chi neang vorng; Vietnamese: húng quế) called káu-chàn-thah...
- Aldis Alexander Basil Hodge (born September 20, 1986) is an American actor. Among his significant roles, he pla**** Alec Hardison in the TNT series Leverage...