st, abbr.
1 Saint.
2 stokes.
battle of st mihiel, common st john's wort, creeping st john's wort, great st john's wort, low st andrew's cross, shrubby st john's wort, st andrews's cross, st bernard, st john's day, st john's eve, st john's night, st john's wort, st john's wort family, st joseph, st martin's day, st mihiel, st patrick's day, st peter's wort, st valentine's day
1. basil(n = noun.plant) - any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum;
is a kind of herb, herbaceous plant
is a member of genus ocimum, ocimum
has particulars: common basil, ocimum basilicum, sweet basil
2. basil(n = noun.person) basil of caesarea, basil the great, st. basil, st. basil the great - (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);
is a kind of church father, father, father of the church, doctor, doctor of the church, saint, theologian, theologiser, theologist, theologizer
3. basil(n = noun.food) sweet basil - leaves of the common basil; used fresh or dried;
is a kind of herb
is a part of common basil, ocimum basilicum, sweet basil
The slope or angle to which the cutting edge of a tool, as a plane, is ground. Grier. [1913 Webster]
To grind or form the edge of to an angle. Moxon. [1913 Webster]
The name given to several aromatic herbs of the Mint family, but chiefly to the common or sweet basil (
The skin of a sheep tanned with bark. [1913 Webster]
basil, n. an aromatic herb of the genus Ocimum, esp. O. basilicum (in full sweet basil), whose leaves are used as a flavouring in savoury dishes.
Etymology:
ME f. OF basile f. med.L basilicus f. Gk basilikos royal
basil balm, basil mint, basil of caesarea, basil the great, basil thyme, common basil, st. basil, st. basil the great, sweet basil, wild basil