Noun basil has 3 senses
- basil - any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum
--1 is a kind of herb, herbaceous plant
--1 is a member of Ocimum, genus Ocimum
--1 has particulars: common basil, sweet basil, Ocimum basilicum
- Basil, St. Basil, Basil of Caesarea, Basil the Great, St. Basil the Great - (Roman Catholic Church) the bishop of Caesarea who defended the Church against the heresies of the 4th century; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-379)
--2 is a kind of theologian, theologist, theologizer, theologiser; Church Father, Father of the Church, Father; saint; Doctor of the Church, Doctor
- basil, sweet basil - leaves or the common basil; used fresh or dried
--3 is a kind of herb
--3 is a part of common basil, sweet basil, Ocimum basilicum
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