Basil vs. Tulsi

Basilnoun

A plant (Ocimum basilicum).

Basilnoun

The leaves of this plant used as a herb.

Basilnoun

Any other species in the genus Ocimum.

Basilnoun

The angle to which a joiner's tool is ground away.

Basilnoun

The skin of a sheep tanned with bark.

Basilverb

(transitive) To grind the edge of a tool to an acute angle.

Basilnoun

The slope or angle to which the cutting edge of a tool, as a plane, is ground.

Basilnoun

The name given to several aromatic herbs of the Mint family, but chiefly to the common or sweet basil (Ocymum basilicum), and the bush basil, or lesser basil (Ocymum minimum), the leaves of which are used in cookery. The name is also given to several kinds of mountain mint (Pycnanthemum).

Basilnoun

The skin of a sheep tanned with bark.

Basilverb

To grind or form the edge of to an angle.

Basilnoun

any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum

Basilnoun

(Roman Catholic Church) the bishop of Caesarea who defended the Church against the heresies of the 4th century; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-379)

Basilnoun

leaves or the common basil; used fresh or dried

Basilnoun

an aromatic plant of the mint family, native to tropical Asia. The leaves are used as a culinary herb, especially in Mediterranean dishes

Basilnoun

a European plant which grows in hedges and scrub.

Basil

Basil (, also US: ; Ocimum basilicum), also called great basil, is a culinary herb of the family Lamiaceae (mints). Basil is native to tropical regions from central Africa to Southeast Asia.

Tulsinoun

Holy basil, Ocimum tenuiflorum.