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sweet basil

British  

noun

  1. See basil

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The seeds you want for falooda, sweet basil seeds, are usually sold as sabja.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 19, 2023

Your uncle might have a heavy hand with pungent garlic and hot chiles; your mother might lean toward sweet basil and coconut vinegar.

From New York Times • Mar. 17, 2022

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

It’s served with a cloyingly sweet basil and chilli dressing which makes us bare our teeth.

From The Guardian • Oct. 19, 2014

The youngsters started out, raising high great bunches of sweet basil.

From The Cabin [La barraca] by Blasco Ib??ez, Vicente