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Definition of basil

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Basil (n.) 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)..

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Calamint :: Calamint (n.) A genus of perennial plants (Calamintha) of the Mint family, esp. the C. Nepeta and C. Acinos, which are called also basil thyme..

Basilica :: Basilica (n.) A digest of the laws of Justinian, translated from the original Latin into Greek, by order of Basil I., in the ninth century..

Basilisk :: Basilisk (n.) A large piece of ordnance, so called from its supposed resemblance to the serpent of that name, or from its size..

Purple :: Purple (n.) Any species of large butterflies, usually marked with purple or blue, of the genus Basilarchia (formerly Limenitis) as, the banded purple (B. arthemis). See Illust. under Ursula..

Basilisk :: Basilisk (n.) A lizard of the genus Basiliscus, belonging to the family Iguanidae..

Basilic :: Basilic (a.) Alt. of Basilica.

Basilisk :: Basilisk (n.) A fabulous serpent, or dragon. The ancients alleged that its hissing would drive away all other serpents, and that its breath, and even its look, was fatal. See Cockatrice..

Sovereign :: Sovereign (n.) Any butterfly of the tribe Nymphalidi, or genus Basilarchia, as the ursula and the viceroy..

Basilican :: Basilican (a.) Of, relating to, or resembling, a basilica; basilical..

Ursula :: Ursula (n.) A beautiful North American butterfly (Basilarchia, / Limenitis, astyanax). Its wings are nearly black with red and blue spots and blotches. Called also red-spotted purple..

Basiling :: Basiling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Basi.

Basilar :: Basilar (n.) Alt. of Basilar.

Basilic/ :: Basilic/ (pl. ) of Basilic.

Atrium :: Atrium (n.) An open court with a porch or gallery around three or more sides; especially at the entrance of a basilica or other church. The name was extended in the Middle Ages to the open churchyard or cemetery.

Basilical :: Basilical (a.) Pertaining to certain parts, anciently supposed to have a specially important function in the animal economy, as the middle vein of the right arm..

Paradise :: Paradise (n.) An open space within a monastery or adjoining a church, as the space within a cloister, the open court before a basilica, etc..

Basilica :: Basilica (n.) A building used by the Romans as a place of public meeting, with court rooms, etc., attached..

Basilica :: Basilica (n.) Originally, the place of a king; but afterward, an apartment provided in the houses of persons of importance, where assemblies were held for dispensing justice; and hence, any large hall used for this purpose..

Viceroy :: Viceroy (prep.) A large and handsome American butterfly (Basilarchia, / Limenitis, archippus). Its wings are orange-red, with black lines along the nervures and a row of white spots along the outer margins. The larvae feed on willow, poplar, and apple trees..

Basil :: Basil (v. t.) To grind or form the edge of to an angle.