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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024bas•il /ˈbæzəl, ˈbeɪzəl/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Plant Biology, Fooda sweet-smelling herb of the mint family whose leaves are used in cooking.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024bas•il (baz′əl, bas′-, bā′zəl, -səl),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biologyany of several aromatic herbs belonging to the genus Ocimum, of the mint family, as O. basilicum (sweet basil), having purplish-green ovate leaves used in cooking.
- Greek basilikón, neuter of basilikós royal. See basilic
- Late Latin basilicum
- Middle French
- late Middle English basile 1400–50
- Biographical Saint. Also, Basilius. ("the Great''), a.d. 329?–379, bishop of Caesarea in Asia Minor (brother of Saint Gregory of Nyssa).
- a male given name: from a Greek word meaning "royal.''
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: basil /ˈbæzəl/ n
Also called: sweet basil a Eurasian plant, Ocimum basilicum, having spikes of small white flowers and aromatic leaves used as herbs for seasoning: family Lamiaceae (labiates)
Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French basile, from Late Latin basilicum, from Greek basilikon, from basilikos royal, from basileus king Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Basil /ˈbæzəl/ n - Saint, called the Great, ?329–379 ad, Greek patriarch: an opponent of Arianism and one of the founders of monasticism. Feast day: Jan 2, June 14, or Jan 1
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