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

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