The Collaborative International Dictionary
Wikipedia
Basilicum
Basilicum is a genus of plants in the Lamiaceae, first described in 1802. It contains only one known species, Basilicum polystachyon, native to Africa, Madagascar, southern Asia ( Saudi Arabia, India, China, Indochina, Borneo, Philippines, etc.), New Guinea, Australia, and various islands of the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
Usage examples of "basilicum".
I need hot water, clean strips of linen very clean, mind you basilicum powder and laudanum.
In but a few more minutes, he'd dried her with a soft linen towel and was reaching for the basilicum powder.
He bathed the wound, spread on a thick layer of basilicum powder, and tightly bandaged the shoulder.
I will dust it with basilicum powder, and bind it up for you, and you may be comfortable again.