a.An aromatic annual herb(Ocimum basilicum)in the mint family, native to Asia and Africa and widely cultivated for its leaves. Also calledsweet basil. b.The leaves of this plant used as a seasoning. 2.Any of various plants in the genusOcimum,native to warm regions, having aromatic foliage...
basil (băzˈəl), any plant of the genus Ocimum, tender herbs or small shrubs of the family Labiatae (mint family), mostly of Old World warm regions and cultivated for the aromatic leaves. The basil of Keats's “Isabella” (and of Boccaccio's story) is the common or sweet basil...
and shrubs recorded in the genusOcimum. There are many basil varieties, with new varieties being added every year. The taxonomy of basil has been greatly complicated by interspecific hybridization and polyploidy, as well as large morphological diversity and chemotype variation within basil species. ...
a genus of reptiles of the iguana family, order of lizards. Adult males have a high, wedge-shaped, leathery protuberance on the occiput; they have a leathery crest along the spine and the anterior third of the tail, supported by elongated, spiny processes of the vertebrae. There are four...
genus and species,Tutcetus rayanensis, from the middle Eocene of Fayum, Egypt. This new whale is not only the smallest known basilosaurid, but it is also one of the oldest records of this family from Africa.Tutcetusallows us to further test hypotheses regarding basilosaurids’ early ...
Flavone glycosides are the main flavonoid leaf constituents in the related genera Parahebe and Veronica (Scrophulariaceae), in agreement with former chemical studies of the family. In Parahebe there are groups of species in which there are mainly luteolin glycosides, and groups in which 6-hydroxy...
sweet basil has become the poster child, but there are many different types of basil plants to explore. The genusOcimumhas more than 30 species. Within theOcimumbasilicumspecies, there are more than 40 cultivars. All of these can be used in a variety of ways both in the garden and home....
The word “ocimum,” which means “herb” or “plant” in Greek, is where the genus name comes from. It refers to the fact that herbs are what most people call plants in the Ocimum group. The name “americanum” for this species tells us that it comes from or is related to the Ame...
Basil is an herbaceous and annual plant that has great diversity in terms of morphology and secondary compounds, especially for essential oil content [1, 2]. This genus has 50 to 150 or even more herbaceous and shrub species. The Ocimum genus includes several species such as Ocimum gratis...
Azospirillum spp. are plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) that exert beneficial effects on plant growth and yield of agronomically important plant species. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of a root treatment with Azospirillum