Ocimum
noun
Oc·i·mum
ˈäsəməm
: a large genus of mints (family Labiatae) found chiefly in warm climates and having flowers with a reflexed calyx and a very short corolla tube see basil sense 1, holy basil, sweet basil
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Latin, basil, from Greek ōkimon
- endleaf
- broken off (with)
- broken off with
- broken open
- broken out
- broken out (of)
- broken out (with)
- broken out of
- broken out with
- broken pediment
- broken record
- broken reed
- broken rhyme
- broken stowage
- broken stripe
- broken the law
- broken through
- broken transit
- broken up
- broken with
- broken-backed
- broken-backed line
- broken-bone fever
- broken-down
- broken-field