Complete Definition of "basil"

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English

Pronunciation
General American|US 1: IPA|/�bæz��l/
General American|US 2: IPA|/�beɪz��l/
Received Pronunciation|RP: IPA|/�bæz��l/

Noun
basil

  1. A plant (Ocimum basilicum).
  2. The leaves of this plant used as a herb.

Synonyms
plant
albahaca, St. Joseph's wort, sweet basil

herb

Translations
trans-top|plant
Arabic: ARchar|حب�|ا�حب� (al-ħábaq) m
Bosnian: bosiljak#Bosnian|bosiljak m
Chinese: zh-ts|��|�� (luólè)
Croatian: bosiljak#Croatian|bosiljak m
Dutch: basilicum m, bazielkruid n, koningskruid n, basiliekruid n
Esperanto: bazilio, ocimo
Finnish: basilika
French: basilic m
German: Basilikum
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Hebrew: �����ק��, ר���
Italian: basilico m
Japanese: ��� (bajiru)
Maltese: ħabaq
Serbian:

Sicilian: basilicò m
Spanish: albahaca f
Thai: THchar|�ะ��รา (ka prao)
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trans-top|herb
Arabic: ARchar|حب�|ا�حب� (al-ħábaq) m
Bosnian: bosiljak#Bosnian|bosiljak m
Chinese: zh-ts|��|�� (luólè)
Croatian: bosiljak#Croatian|bosiljak m
Dutch: basilicum m, basilicumblaadjes
Esperanto: bazilio, ocimo
Finnish: basilika
French: basilic m
German: Basilikum m
Portuguese: manjericão m
trans-mid
Hebrew: �����ק��, ר���
Italian: basilico m
Japanese: ��� (bajiru)
Maltese: ħabaq
Serbian:

Sicilian: basilicò m
Thai: THchar|�ะ��รา (ka prao)
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Indonesian

Etymology
From w:Dutch language|Dutch bacil

Noun
infl|noun|lang=id

  1. bacillus

Category:Indonesian nouns

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