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basil | mosquito |

As an acronym basil

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As a proper noun mosquito is

the de havilland mosquito, a second world war military aircraft.

basil

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) basile, from .

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A plant (Ocimum basilicum ).
  • The leaves of this plant used as a herb.
  • Any other species in the genus Ocimum .
    • Synonyms
    * (plant) albahaca, , sweet basil
    Derived terms
    * Asian basil * basil thyme * holy basil * Lao basil * lemon basil * sweet basil * Thai basil * wild basil

    External links

    * ("basil" on Wikipedia) * (Ocimum) * (Ocimum)

    Etymology 2

    Variant of bezel?

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The angle to which a joiner's tool is ground away.

    • Verb

  • To grind the edge of a tool to an acute angle.
    • (Moxon)
    Synonyms
    * bevel, sharpen

    Etymology 3

    Corrupted from (etyl) basan, (etyl) basane, (lena) basanium, from (etyl), properly "lining".

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The skin of a sheep tanned with bark.
    • Synonyms
    * basan, bazil (Webster 1913)

    Anagrams

    * ----

    mosquito

    English

    (wikipedia mosquito)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A small flying insect of the family Culicidae, known for biting and sucking blood, leaving an itching bump on the skin. However, only the female of the species bites animals and humans. They are known to carry diseases like malaria and yellow fever.

    • Hypernyms

    * *

    Derived terms

    * Mosquito Coast * mosquito coil * mosquito bar * mosquito fleet * mosquito hawk * mosquito net, mosquito netting

    Related terms

    * Diminutive: mossie/mozzie (qualifier) or skeeter (US)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To fly close to the ground, seemingly without a course.
    • English nouns with irregular plurals ----