Sage vs. Basil

Sageadjective

Wise.

Sageadjective

(obsolete) grave; serious; solemn

Sagenoun

A wise person or spiritual teacher; a man or woman of gravity and wisdom, especially, a teacher venerable for years, and of sound judgment and prudence; a grave or stoic philosopher.

Sagenoun

The plant Salvia officinalis and savory spice produced from it; also planted for ornamental purposes.

Sagenoun

Any plant in the genus Salvia

Sagenoun

Any of a number of plants such as sagebrush considered to be similar to Salvia officinalis, mostly because they are small shrubs and have gray foliage or are aromatic.

Sageinterjection

(Internet slang) Word used in the email field of imageboards to prevent a bump of the post. Used as an option rather than a word in some imageboard software.

Sageverb

(Internet slang) The act of using the word or option sage in the email field or a checkbox of an imageboard when posting a reply.

Sagenoun

A suffruticose labiate plant (Salvia officinalis) with grayish green foliage, much used in flavoring meats, etc. The name is often extended to the whole genus, of which many species are cultivated for ornament, as the scarlet sage, and Mexican red and blue sage.

Sagenoun

A wise man; a man of gravity and wisdom; especially, a man venerable for years, and of sound judgment and prudence; a grave philosopher.

Sageadjective

Having nice discernment and powers of judging; prudent; grave; sagacious.

Sageadjective

Proceeding from wisdom; well judged; shrewd; well adapted to the purpose.

Sageadjective

Grave; serious; solemn.

Sagenoun

a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom

Sagenoun

aromatic fresh or dried gray-green leaves used widely as seasoning for meats and fowl and game etc

Sagenoun

any of various plants of the genus Salvia; a cosmopolitan herb

Sageadjective

having wisdom that comes with age and experience

Sageadjective

of the gray-green color of sage leaves

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.