1. (noun) (Roman Catholic Church) the bishop of Caesarea who defended the Roman Catholic Church against the heresies of the 4th century; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-379)

• basil of caesarea
• basil the great
• st. basil
• st. basil the great

2. (noun) leaves of the common basil; used fresh or dried

• sweet basil

1. (noun) (Roman Catholic Church) the bishop of Caesarea who defended the Roman Catholic Church against the heresies of the 4th century; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-379)

• church of rome
• roman catholic
• roman catholic church
• roman church
• western church

1. (noun) any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum

• common basil
• ocimum basilicum
• sweet basil

1. (noun) any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum

• genus ocimum
• ocimum

1. (noun) any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum

• herb
• herbaceous plant

2. (noun) leaves of the common basil; used fresh or dried

• herb