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

(Roman Catholic Church) the bishop of Caesarea who defended the Roman Catholic Church against the heresies of the 4th century

leaves of the common basil

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"Days in summer, Basil, are apt to linger," murmured Lord Henry.
"Ah, my dear Basil, that is exactly why I can feel it.
"Don't look so angry, Basil. It was at my aunt, Lady Agatha's.
The cheeky fox has celebrated more than 50 years in entertainment and The Basil Brush Show on BBC TV has been seen by millions of viewers all over the globe since it launched in 1968.
Hotel manager Basil Fawlty, played by Monty Python's John Cleese, was the star of the show and his incompetence at running his hotel, combined with his short fuse made for plenty of belly laughs and hilarious scenes.
In addition, basil genotypes were screened for the presence of phenols, terpenoids, flavonoids, coumarines, tannins, saponins, alkaloids and glycosides in hexane extracts (Table 2).
Growth performance, gut and haemo-microbial study of finishing broilers fed African sweet basil (Ocimum gratissimum) leaf extract.
In the Monday strip, Louie and Captain stand at Basil's grave.
When Swap Shop returns on Saturdays, Basil will be asking children to exchange unwanted toys, books and presents.
According to Basil, the SLPP's presidential candidate will be a person who has the full support of the public
Having performed many times with Kuh Ledesma in the past, Basil said their chemistry onstage was something that now comes to them more naturally.
There's evidence that basil has strong antibacterial properties.
Ingredients * 2 1/2 cups unchopped basil leaves, firmly packed * 4 cups water * 1 3/4 ounces fruit pectin * Green food coloring (optional) * 5 cups sugar Directions: Finely chop the basil.
Since we were together at the store, my partner, Nan, and I each got a basil seed packet.