Basil (redirect from Ocimum basilicum)
Basil (/ˈbæzəl/ BAZ-əl, US also /ˈbeɪzəl/ BAY-zəl; Ocimum basilicum /ˈɒsɪməm bəˈzɪlɪkəm/ OSS-im-əm bə-ZIL-ik-əm), also called great basil, is a culinary...
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Basilicum is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1802. It contains only one known species, Basilicum polystachyon, native to...
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monte"), widespread across the Americas from Mexico southward. Ocimum basilicum, which is the basil ingredient for cooking, grown worldwide. Celosia virgata...
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Greek basil (UK: /ˈbæzəl/, US: /ˈbeɪzəl/; Ocimum basilicum var. minimum) is a flowering herb and cultivar of basil. The name "basil" comes from Latin...
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basil and its best known species are the cooking herb great basil, O. basilicum, and the medicinal herb tulsi (holy basil), O. tenuiflorum. Ocimum species...
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species of basil, most, but not all, culinary basils are cultivars of O. basilicum, or sweet basil. Some are cultivars of other basil species, and others...
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flowers when open are pink. Sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum) has multiple cultivars — Thai basil, O. basilicum var. thyrsiflora, is one variety. Thai basil...
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Zealand and occurs off Three Kings Islands at a depth of 55 m. "Spectamen basilicum". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 23 May 2020. Marshall...
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or Lao basil, (Ocimum × africanum) is a hybrid between basil (Ocimum basilicum) and American basil (Ocimum americanum). The herb is grown primarily in...
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(Salvia officinalis L.), mint (Mentha arvense L.), and basil (Ocimum basilicum L.). Rosmarinic acid was first isolated and characterized in 1958 by the...
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(Ocimum basilicum). The term "cinnamon basil" can refer to a number of different varieties of basil, including as a synonym for Thai basil (O. basilicum var...
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(Lavandula officinalis), bay laurel (Laurus nobilis), and sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum), among others. Each enantiomer evokes distinct neural responses in humans...
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(Ocimum basilicum 'Purpurascens') is an improved variety of Dark opal basil. Like many culinary basils, it is a cultivar of Ocimum basilicum (sweet basil)...
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Basil seed (Ocimum basilicum or Ocimum tenuiflorum, aka Ocimum sanctum) is the general term used to refer to the seeds of a few species of herb plants...
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basilico genovese [baˈziːliko dʒenoˈveːse, -eːze]) is a cultivar of Ocimum basilicum produced in the Italian provinces of Genoa, Savona and Imperia, Liguria...
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Barberry (Berberis vulgaris and other Berberis spp.) Basil, sweet (Ocimum basilicum) Basil, African; Scent leaf (Ocimum gratissimum) Basil, Holy (Ocimum tenuiflorum)...
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Dark opal basil is a cultivar of Ocimum basilicum (sweet basil), developed by John Scarchuk and Joseph Lent at the University of Connecticut in the 1950s...
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Burns' Lemon basil (Ocimum basilicum var. citriodora 'Mrs Burns' Lemon') is an heirloom cultivar of sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum) from New Mexico in the...
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Kwang-Geun (2005). "Identification of Volatile Components in Basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) and Thyme Leaves (Thymus vulgaris L.) and Their Antioxidant Properties"...
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Osmin purple basil is a cultivar of Ocimum basilicum (sweet basil) with dark purple leaves. It is distinguished from other purple basil varieties by smaller...
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needed] Cinnamon Cinnamomum tamala Nutmeg (Myristica fragrans) Ocimum basilicum (sweet basil) Ocimum gratissimum (African basil) Ocimum tenuiflorum (syn...
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herbs" may refer to: Reishi mushroom (Ganoderma lucidum) Basil (Ocimum basilicum) Ginseng (Panax ginseng) Soma Tarragon (Artemisia dracunculus) Herskovits...
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of species of the genus Ocimum, in particular the widely cultivated O. basilicum. Basil may also refer to: Clinopodium vulgare, another species of plant...
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originating from Italy. Like many culinary basils, it is a cultivar of Ocimum basilicum (sweet basil). The plant grows to approximately 18 inches tall, and produces...
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Tetradenia riparia Hochstetter and Codd Synonyms Basilicum myriostachyum (Benth.) Kuntze Basilicum riparium (Hochst.) Kuntze Gumira ferruginea (A.Rich...
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officinalis L. Balsam of Peru Myroxylon pereirae Klotzsch. Basil Ocimum basilicum L. Bay leaves Laurus nobilis L. Bay (myrcia oil) Pimenta racemosa (Mill...
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verum) Bohuco pega-palo (Cissus verticillata) Albahaca (basil, Ocimum basilicum) Canelilla (Cinnamodendron ekmanii) Bojuco caro (princess vine) Marabeli...
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Clove (Clavo) Ocimum basilicum cv. Sweet Castle (Dulce de Castilla) Ocimum basilicum cv. White Compact (Blanca compacta) Ocimum basilicum cv. large green leaves...
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African blue basil (Ocimum kilimandscharicum × basilicum 'Dark Opal') is a hybrid basil variety, a cross between camphor basil and dark opal basil. It...
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as Ocimum scutellarioides. The genus Ocimum is best known for Ocimum basilicum, sweet basil. The specific epithet scutellarioides (with the suffix -oides)...
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