Dictionary  bas•ilPronunciation: (baz'ul, bas'-, bā'zul, -sul), [key] —n. any of several aromatic herbs belonging to the genus Ocimum, of the mint family, as O. basilicum (sweet basil), having purplish-green ovate leaves used in cooking. Bas•ilPronunciation: (baz'ul, bas'-, bā'zul, -sul), [key] —n. 1. Saint. Also,Basilius. (“the Great”), a.d. 329?–379, bishop of Caesarea in Asia Minor (brother of Saint Gregory of Nyssa). 2. a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “royal.” Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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