- common basil, sweet basil, Ocimum basilicum - annual or perennial of tropical Asia having spikes of small white flowers and aromatic leave; one of the most important culinary herbs; used in salads, casseroles, sauces and some liqueurs
--1 is a kind of basil
--1 has parts: basil, sweet basil - basil, sweet basil - leaves or the common basil; used fresh or dried
--2 is a kind of herb
--2 is a part of common basil, sweet basil, Ocimum basilicum