Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Showing results for sweet basil. Search instead for saint-basil.

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

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

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

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

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

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

Take when in their prime, thyme, sweet marjoram, sweet basil, and summer savory, dry, pound, and sift them, steep them in brandy.

From The New England Cook Book, or Young Housekeeper's Guide Being a Collection of the Most Valuable Receipts; Embracing all the Various Branches of Cookery, and Written in a Minute and Methodical Manner by Anonymous