common basil
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annual or perennial of tropical Asia having spikes of small white flowers and aromatic leaves; one of the most important culinary herbs; used in salads, casseroles, sauces and some liqueurs
Types & categories
- basil hypernym
Parts & wholes
- sweet basil part meronym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
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| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | sweet basil |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | basil |