basil

Meaning of basil

noun
  1. 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
  2. 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.
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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

basil synonyms

Meaning Basil:

Basil

Translation of basil

Anagrams of basil

bails, labis

Words that rhyme with basil

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