sweet basil
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The seeds for holy basil and sweet basil look basically identical, and are often marketed interchangeably.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 19, 2023
The buttery brie melts into the hot pasta and lends milky richness to those juicy chopped tomatoes tinged with piquant garlic and sweet basil.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2021
The sweet basil you planted in May will soon flower and lose flavor: Start fresh plants from seed for a crop that will last until early fall.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 25, 2017
It’s served with a cloyingly sweet basil and chilli dressing which makes us bare our teeth.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 19, 2014
The herb of balm, with its leaves within the heart, and the sweet basil, which has the odour of the gilliflower, exhaled the most delicious perfumes.
From Paul and Virginia from the French of J.B.H. de Saint Pierre by Bernardin de Saint-Pierre
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