basil
Nouns
- (n) any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum
- (n) (Roman Catholic Church) the bishop of Caesarea who defended the Roman Catholic Church against the heresies of the 4th century; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-379) Basil of Caesarea, Basil the Great, St. Basil, St. Basil the Great,
- (n) leaves of the common basil; used fresh or dried sweet basil,