nnoun.plantany of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus OcimumMember Holonyms:Ocimum genus Ocimum
Hypernyms:herb herbaceous plant
Inherited Hypernyms:basilherbvascular plantplantorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:Ocimum basilicumcommon basilsweet basil
Full Hyponyms:common basil
nnoun.person(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)Topic:Church of RomeRoman CatholicRoman Catholic ChurchRoman ChurchWestern Church
Synset:Basil Basil of Caesarea Basil the Great St. Basil St. Basil the Great
Instance Hypernyms:Church Father Father Father of the Church Doctor Doctor of the Church saint theologian theologiser theologist theologizer
Inherited Hypernyms:basilchurch fathertheologianscholarintellectualpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:basilchurch fathertheologianscholarintellectualpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:basildoctor of the churchtheologianscholarintellectualpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:basildoctor of the churchtheologianscholarintellectualpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:basilsaintdeityspiritual beingbeliefcontentcognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:basiltheologianscholarintellectualpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:basiltheologianscholarintellectualpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.foodleaves of the common basil; used fresh or driedSynset:sweet basil
Part Holonyms:Ocimum basilicum common basil sweet basil
Hypernyms:herb
Inherited Hypernyms:basilherbflavoreringredientfoodstufffoodsubstancematterphysical entityentity