WILD BASIL

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Meaning:

Aromatic herb having heads of small pink or whitish flowers; widely distributed in United States, Europe and Asia

Synonyms:

Clinopodium vulgare; cushion calamint; Satureja vulgaris; wild basil

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("wild basil" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Holonyms ("wild basil" is a member of...):

Clinopodium; genus Clinopodium (wild basil)

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