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Meaning of basil

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

basil

Pronunciation:/ˈbæz.əl//ˈbeɪz.əl//ˈbæz.əl/

noun

Definitions

  1. A plant (Ocimum basilicum).

  2. The leaves of this plant used as a herb.

  3. Any other species in the genus Ocimum.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/basil

basil

Pronunciation:/ˈbæz.əl//ˈbeɪz.əl//ˈbæz.əl/

noun

Definitions

  1. The angle to which a joiner's tool is ground away.

verb

Definitions

  1. To grind the edge of a tool to an acute angle.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/basil

Related words

sweet basilbennybaselblackwellbasilebyzgenus ocimumocimum