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Sweet basil   /swit bˈæzəl/   Listen
Sweet basil

noun
1.
Annual or perennial of tropical Asia having spikes of small white flowers and aromatic leaves; one of the most important culinary herbs; used in salads, casseroles, sauces and some liqueurs.  Synonyms: common basil, Ocimum basilicum.
2.
Leaves of the common basil; used fresh or dried.  Synonym: basil.





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"Sweet basil" Quotes from Famous Books



... greatly admired the large, creamy-white lily-like blossoms of the datura. Farthest from the house were the useful herb beds, filled with parsley, hoarhound, sweet marjoram, lavender, saffron, sage, sweet basil, summer savory and silver-striped rosemary or "old man," as it was commonly ...
— Mary at the Farm and Book of Recipes Compiled during Her Visit - among the "Pennsylvania Germans" • Edith M. Thomas


Words linked to "Sweet basil" :   herb, common basil


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