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Meaning of basil


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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  basil
      n 1: any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or
           perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum
      2: (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) [syn:
         {Basil}, {St. Basil}, {Basil of Caesarea}, {Basil the Great},
         {St. Basil the Great}]
      3: leaves of the common basil; used fresh or dried [syn:
         {basil}, {sweet basil}]


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