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basil | olive |

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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

    * ----

    olive

    English

    (wikipedia olive)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An evergreen tree, , cultivated since ancient times in the Mediterranean for its fruit and the oil obtained from it.
  • The small oval fruit of this tree, eaten ripe (usually black) or unripe (usually green).
  • The wood of the olive tree.
  • A dark yellowish-green color, that of an unripe olive.
  • (anatomy) An olivary body, part of the medulla oblongata.
  • A component of a plumbing compression joint; a ring which is placed between the nut and the pipe and compressed during fastening to provide a seal.
  • (cookery) A small slice of meat seasoned, rolled up, and cooked.
    • a beef olive
    olives of veal
  • Any shell of the genus and allied genera; so called from the shape.
  • (UK, dialect) An oystercatcher, a shore bird.

    • Derived terms

    * black olive * green olive * olive branch * olive crown * olive drab * olive green * olive grove * olive oil * olivey * queen olive * Russian olive * wild olive

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of a grayish green color, that of an unripe olive.
  • *

    • Related terms

    * oleaster * olivenite * olivewood * Olivia * olivine

    See also

    * * Castile soap * Gethsemane *

    References

    Anagrams

    * English refractory feminine rhymes ----