basil

/หˆbรฆz.ษ™l/

IPA: /B AE1 Z AH0 L/

noun
  1. 1

    A plant (Ocimum basilicum).

  2. 2

    The leaves of this plant used as a herb.

  3. 3

    Any other species in the genus Ocimum.

noun
  1. 1

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

verb
  1. 1

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

Synonyms

noun
  1. 1

    The skin of a sheep tanned with bark.

Synonyms

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/basil