Found 4 items, similar to Basil.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: basil
daun kemangi, tanaman kemangi
Indonesian → English (quick)
Definition: basil
bacilli, bacillus
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: basil
basil
n 1: any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or
perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum
2: (Roman Catholic Church) the bishop of Caesarea who defended
the Church against the heresies of the 4th century; a
saint and Doctor of the Church (329-379) [syn:
St. Basil,
Basil of Caesarea,
Basil the Great,
St. Basil the Great
]
3: leaves or the common basil; used fresh or dried [syn:
sweet basil
]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Basil
Basil
\Bas"il\ (b[a^]z"[i^]l), 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.
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Basil
\Bas"il\ (b[a^]z"[i^]l), 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.
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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.
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Basil
\Bas"il\, n. [F. basilic, fr. L. basilicus royal, Gr.
basiliko`s fr. basiley`s 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 (
Ocymum minimum
), the leaves of which are used in cookery. The name
is also given to several kinds of mountain mint
(
Pycnanthemum).
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Basil thyme, a name given to the fragrant herbs
Calamintha Acinos
and
Calamintha Nepeta.
Wild basil, a plant (
Calamintha clinopodium) of the Mint
family.
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