basil
Meaning of basil
noun
- an aromatic plant of the mint family, native to tropical Asia. The leaves are used as a culinary herb, especially in Mediterranean dishes.
garnish the baked pizza with fresh basil
basil sauce
- a European plant which grows in hedges and scrub.
late Middle English: from Old French basile, via medieval Latin from Greek basilikon, neuter of basilikos ‘royal’ (see basilica).
Information about basil
- It is a name.
- The plural form of basil is: basils.
- Languages in which basil is used:
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Hyphenation of basil
basil
- It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
- basil is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
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Translation of basil
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Words that rhyme with basil
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