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Definition of Ocymum basilicum
Ocymum basilicum 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.
- Basil (/ˈbæzəl/, BAZ-əl; US also /ˈbeɪzəl/, BAY-zəl; Ocimumbasili**** (/ˈɒsɪməm bəˈzɪlɪkəm/, OS-ih-məm bə-ZIL-ih-kəm)), also calledgreat basil, is a... - species in Africa. Its best knownspecies are the cooking herb basil, O. basili****, and the medicinal herb tulsi (holy basil), O. tenuiflorum. Ocimum species...
