1. Basil

noun. (Roman Catholic Church) the bishop of Caesarea who defended the Roman Catholic Church against the heresies of the 4th century; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-379).

Rhymes with Basil

• frazzle
• brazzell
• brazzel
• brazill
• brazell
• brazel
• razzle
• lazzell
• hazell
• dazzle
• bazzle
• bazzell

How do you pronounce basil?

Pronounce basil as ˈbæzəl.

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Sentences with basil

1. Noun, singular or mass
Garnish with a whole basil leaf.

2. basil

noun. ['ˈbæzəl'] leaves of the common basil; used fresh or dried.

3. basil

noun. ['ˈbæzəl'] any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum.