"holy basil" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: holy basils [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} holy basil (countable and uncountable, plural holy basils)
  1. Ocimum tenuiflorum, an aromatic plant cultivated for religious, medicinal, and culinary purposes and for its essential oil. Wikipedia link: Ocimum tenuiflorum Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Mint family plants Synonyms: tulsi Translations (plant): kamangkaw (Bikol Central), तुलसी (tulsī) (Hindi), തുളസി (tuḷasi) (Malayalam), جماسپرم (jam-esparam) (Persian), ਤੁਲਸੀ (tulsī) [feminine] (Punjabi), kamangkaw (Tagalog), กะเพรา (gà-prao) (Thai), تلسی (tulsi) [feminine] (Urdu)

Inflected forms

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