1. Annual or perennial of tropical Asia having spikes of small white flowers and aromatic leaves; one of the most important culinary herbs; used in salads, casseroles, sauces and some liqueurs
   - sweet basil, Ocimum basilicum

Derived forms: common basils

Type of: basil

• spasmodically
• spasmolysis
• spasmolytic
• Spassky
• spastic
• spastic abasia
• spastic bladder
• spastic colon
• spastic paralysis
• spasticity
• spat
• Spatangoida
• spatchcock
• spate
• spathe
• spathe flower
• spathic
• spathiphyllum
• spathose
• spatial
• spatial arrangement
• spatial property
• spatial relation
• spatiality
• spatially