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sweet basil

British  

noun

  1. See basil

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

"I'd say it was more earthy in flavor compared to traditional sweet basil pesto, " she says, "but it tasted very fresh!"

From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2021

A second sowing of sweet basil seed will assure a continued fresh harvest in late summer and early fall.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 20, 2021

And when Dame Sarah again asked her why her eyes were so red, she pretended that the scent of the sweet basil plant in her room was too strong, and had given her a headache.

From Pretty Michal by Mór Jókai

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