Definition of Basils. Meaning of Basils. Synonyms of Basils

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Definition of Basils

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 Basils from wikipedia

- Most basils are cultivars of sweet basil. Most basil varieties have green leaves, but a few are purple, such as, 'Purple Delight'. Anise basil, Licorice...
- 150 species of basil, most, but not all, culinary basils are cultivars of O. basili****, or sweet basil. Some are cultivars of other basil species, and others...
- provinces of Genoa, Savona and Imperia, Liguria. It is one of the most po****r basils for culinary use, particularly for its use in pesto, the traditional Genoese...
- 8-cineole (15%) is comparable to many basil cultivars. The camphor parent gives this basil a taste different from most basils, and it is fully edible. It can...
- Mammoth basil is a lettuce leaf basil variety, originating from Italy. Like many culinary basils, it is a cultivar of Ocimum basili**** (sweet basil). The...
- ****y globe basil is a cultivar of Ocimum basili**** (sweet basil). Unlike some better known basils, it grows in the form of a tidy, compact bush, more...
- Basilic can refer to: Basilic (cannon) Basilic vein French for basilisk Basil (name), of which Basilic is a variant This disambiguation page lists articles...
- Basil of Caesarea, also called Saint Basil the Great (Koinē Gr****: Ἅγιος Βασίλειος ὁ Μέγας, Hágios Basíleios ho Mégas; Coptic: Ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ Ⲃⲁⲥⲓⲗⲓⲟⲥ, Piagios...
- Блаженного, romanized: Sobor Vasiliya Blazhennogo), known in English as Saint Basil's Cathedral, is an Orthodox church in Red Square of Moscow, and is one of...
- a thyrse. It has the strongest lemon scent and flavor of all the lemon basils, and also has undertones of cinnamon and mint and hints of ****e along with...