Copyright © Philip M. Parker, INSEAD. Terms of Use.
Definition: Sweet Basil |
Sweet BasilNoun1. Annual or perennial of tropical Asia having spikes of small white flowers and aromatic leave; one of the most important culinary herbs; used in salads, casseroles, sauces and some liqueurs. 2. Leaves or the common basil; used fresh or dried. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonyms: Sweet BasilSynonyms: basil (n), common basil (n). (additional references) |
| Domain | Title |
Books | |
Theater & Movies | |
Music |
|
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
sweet basil | 50 |
sweet basil restaurant | 7 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "sweet basil"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Danish | basilikum (basil). (various references) | |
Dutch | koningskruid (basil), bazielkruid (basil), basilicum (basil). (various references) | |
Finnish | basilika (basil). (various references) | |
French | pistou, herbe royale, basilic. (various references) | |
German | Basilikum (basil), Basilienkraut (basil). (various references) | |
Italian | basilico (Basil). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | eetsway asilbay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | manjerico (basil), basilisco (basil, cockatrice). (various references) | |
Spanish | albahaca (Basil). (various references) | |
Swedish | basilika (Basil, basilica). (various references) | |
Turkish | reyhan (Basil). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | Ocimum, OCIMUM BASILICUM, Ocinum basilicum. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-e-e-i-l-s-s-t-w" | |
-1 letter: leastwise. | |
-2 letters: astilbes, bastiles, beasties, beatless, blasties, seisable, stabiles, websites. | |
-3 letters: abseils, albites, astilbe, aweless, bailees, bastile, bawties, beastie, bestial, betises, bewails, blastie, easiest, lewises, listees, salties, sewable, stabile, stables, teasels, telesis, tieless, weasels, webless, website, witless. | |
-4 letters: abeles, ablest, abseil, aisles, albeit, albite, awless, bailee, basest, basils, basset, bastes, bawtie, beasts, belies, besets. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-b-e-e-i-l-s-s-t-w" | |
+2 letters: sewabilities. | |
+5 letters: blameworthiness. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Usage: Commercial 4. Expressions: Internet | 5. Translations: Modern 6. Translations: Ancient 7. Anagrams 8. Bibliography |
Copyright © Philip M. Parker, INSEAD. Terms of Use.