sweet basil
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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
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
Near them, the herb balm, with its heart-shaped leaves, and the sweet basil, which has the odour of the clove, exhaled the most delicious perfumes.
From Paul and Virginia by Saint-Pierre, Bernardin de
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