tulsi
/ˈtʊlsiː
/noun [mass noun]
A kind of basil which is cultivated by Hindus as a sacred plant.
- Ocimum sanctum, family Labiatae.
- According to her, tulsi could cure anything.
- A sprig of tulsi plant, a piece of gold, or a few drops of Ganges River water are placed in the mouth to delay messengers of Yama, god of death.
Origin
From Hindi tūlsī.
- bettor
- be tuned in
- between
- between a rock and a hard place
- between jobs
- between ourselves (or you and me)
- between the devil and the deep blue sea
- between you and me and the bedpost (or the gatepost or the wall)
- between you and me and the gatepost
- between you and me and the wall
- be twice the man/woman (that someone is)
- betwixt
- betwixt and between
- be two a penny
- be two (or ten) a penny
- beun
- be unable to believe one's eyes (or ears)
- be unable to hear oneself think
- be unable to (or be hardly able to) believe one's luck
- be unable to punch one's way out of a paper bag
- be unable to see the wood (or the forest) for the trees
- be under no illusion (or illusions)
- be under the illusion that
- be up shit creek
- be up shit creek (also be up shit creek without a paddle)