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
On a recent sunny day she perched on a metal step stool in her greenhouse, fingers cradling sweet basil into soil-filled trays.
From The Guardian ● May 23, 2019
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
The lady stopped at a fruit shop, where she bought some apples, apricots, peaches, lemons, citrons, oranges, myrtles, sweet basil, lilies, jassamine, and some other plants.
From The Arabian Nights Entertainments by Winter, Milo
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