Wiktionary
n. An herb used for seasoning (qualifier: Ocimum basilicum)
WordNet
n. annual or perennial of tropical Asia having spikes of small white flowers and aromatic leave; one of the most important culinary herbs; used in salads, casseroles, sauces and some liqueurs [syn: common basil, Ocimum basilicum]
leaves or the common basil; used fresh or dried [syn: basil]
Usage examples of "sweet basil".
She tamed the hunting mastiffs and made them her own with the food of her chaste love, and devoted the hours when she should have been sleeping to caring for the house she never had, sweeping it with brooms made of sweet basil for good luck and hanging strings of garlic in the bedrooms to frighten away mosquitoes.
He held a container that smelled something like sweet basil up to his nose.
As they approached the house, they talked about the delights of pasta served with a thin, light sauce of olive oil, garlic, and sweet basil.
Wolfe had somewhere picked up the idea of putting leaves of sweet basil in clam chowder, and Fritz Brenner, the cook and house manager, strongly disapproved.
When this was finished, the car was lifted on the pile, all over which oil of sweet basil was poured, and then a light was applied.