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Definition basil

Etymology 1

From Old French basile, from Medieval Latin basilicum, from Ancient Greek ????????? (basilikón, “royal”), from ???????? (basileús, “king”).

Noun

basil (usually uncountable, plural basils)

1. A plant (Ocimum basilicum).
2. The leaves of this plant used as a herb.
3. Any other species in the genus Ocimum.

Etymology 2

Variant of bezel.

Noun

basil (plural basils)

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

Verb

basil (third-person singular simple present basils, present participle basilling, simple past and past participle basilled)

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

Etymology 3

Corrupted from English basan, French basane, Late Latin basanium, from Arabic ???????‎ (bi??na, “lining”).

Noun

basil (plural basils)

1. The skin of a sheep tanned with bark.

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