What is the meaning of Basil?

A plant (Ocimum basilicum).

The leaves of this plant used as a herb.

Any other species in the genus Ocimum.

The angle to which a joiner's tool is ground away.

To grind the edge of a tool to an acute angle.

The skin of a sheep tanned with bark.

A type of cannon.

A fetter fastened round the ankle of a prisoner.

bacillus

basil (Ocimum basilicum)

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