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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  Pycnanthemum 
  n  :  American  mountain  mint  [syn:  {Pycnanthemum},  {genus 
  Pycnanthemum},  {Koellia},  {genus  Koellia}] 




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