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1.                 From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
                   
   
   
                   
                     
   basil
       n 1: any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or
            perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum
       2: (Roman Catholic Church) the bishop of Caesarea who defended
          the Roman Catholic Church against the heresies of the 4th
          century; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-379) [syn:
          Basil, St. Basil, Basil of Caesarea, Basil the Great,
          St. Basil the Great]
       3: leaves of the common basil; used fresh or dried [syn:
          basil, sweet basil]