holy basil

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holy basil

noun holy basils

  1. countable, uncountable Ocimum tenuiflorum, an aromatic plant cultivated for religious, medicinal, and culinary purposes and for its essential oil.

    Similar: tulsi

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noun plant

Españolalbahaca morada
한국어홀리바질 hollibajil
日本語神目箒 kami mebouki
中文聖羅勒 /圣罗勒 shèngluólè, 神羅勒 /神罗勒 shénluólè, 打拋 /打抛 dǎpāo
हिन्दीतुलसी tulsī
Françaisbasilic sacré, basilic tulsi
DeutschIndisches Basilikum
Italianobasilico sacro
Русскийбазилик тонкоцветный bazilik tonkocvetnyj
Tiếng Việthương nhu tía, é rừng, é tía, é đỏ

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@misc{holy_basil_2026,
  title = {holy basil},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/holy%20basil},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}