"ocimum" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: [ˈoː.kɪ.mũː] [Classical-Latin], [ˈɔː.t͡ʃi.mum] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὤκιμον (ṓkimon). Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:bor|grc:ὤκιμον|text=+|title=ōcimum|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "ὤκιμον", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "ōcimum", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="ōcimum"> Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὤκιμον (ṓkimon). Head templates: {{la-noun|ōcimum<2>}} ōcimum n (genitive ōcimī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|ōcimum<2>}} Forms: ōcimum [canonical, neuter], ōcimī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], ōcimum [nominative, singular], ōcima [nominative, plural], ōcimī [genitive, singular], ōcimōrum [genitive, plural], ōcimō [dative, singular], ōcimīs [dative, plural], ōcimum [accusative, singular], ōcima [accusative, plural], ōcimō [ablative, singular], ōcimīs [ablative, plural], ōcimum [singular, vocative], ōcima [plural, vocative], ōcimus [alternative]
  1. basil (Ocimum basilicum) Tags: declension-2
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