| 单词 | holy basil |
| 释义 | > as lemmasholy basil holy basil n. the common Indian species of basil, Ocimum sanctum. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > plants having a sacred function > [noun] hyssopc825 verbene1533 verbena1600 tulsi1698 samolus1878 holy basil1880 1880 Encycl. Brit. XII. 720/2 The worship of the tulsi plant, or holy basil, by the Hindus. 1894 A. K. Nairne Flowering Plants W. India 251 O[cimum] sanctum. Holy basil... Very commonly cultivated, particularly about temples and in Brahmins' gardens. 1906 T. Cooke Flora Presidency Bombay (1908) II. 440 The Holy Basil, the most sacred plant in the Hindu religion, very doubtfully indigenous. < as lemmas |
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