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Basil

Basil (Ocimum basilicum), also called great basil, is a culinary herb of the family Lamiaceae (mints). It is a tender plant and is used in cuisines worldwide. In Western cuisine, the generic term "basil" refers to the variety also known as Genovese basil or sweet basil. Basil is native to tropical regions from Central Africa to Southeast Asia. In…

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Basil

Nodes175
Edges174
Triples135
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.011429
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Basil

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related to Cultivars · 29
Basil → Anise, Bolloso Napoletano, Cinnamon, Crispum, Dark, Dark Opal, French, Genovese, Globe, Greek, Italian Large-Leaf, Lettuce, Licorice, Liquorice, Mammoth, Minimum, Most, Napoletano, Napolitano, Napolitano Mammoth-Leafed
related to Diseases · 15
Basil → Black, Botrytis, Canada, Colletotrichum, Downy, Florida, Fusarium, It, Italy, Non-pathogenic, Novosphingobium, Peronospora, Pythium, Seedlings, United States
related to Religion · 15
Basil → Baptist, Chrysippus, Egyptians, Galen, Greeks, Herbalist Nicholas Culpeper, However, In Portugal, John, Padua, Portugal, Saint Anthony, Saint John's Eve, The, There
related to Insecticide and insect repellent · 12
Basil → Bruchus, Callosobruchus, Deshpande, Frankliniella, Huignard, In Huignard's, Sitophilus, Stegobium, Studies, The, Thrips, Tribolium
related to Art and literature · 9
Basil → Decameron, In Giovanni Boccaccio's, Isabella, John Everett Millais's Isabella, John Keats, Pot, Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, This, William Holman Hunt
related to Description · 6
Basil → After, Depending, Its, Lamiaceae, Leaves, Unusual
related to Similar species · 6
Basil → African, Camphor, Clove, Holy, Ocimum, Some
related to Etymology · 5
Basil → French, Greek, Latin, The, The Latin
related to Phytochemistry · 5
Basil → European, In, NADPH, Other, The
related to Pruning, flowering, and seeding · 5
Basil → Because, If, Once, Picking, To

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lemon basilinstance ofproducing hybrids0.80text
the Indian faludainstance ofand are used in Asian drinks and desserts0.80text
the Iranian sharbat-e-rihaninstance ofand are used in Asian drinks and desserts0.80text
or hột éinstance ofand are used in Asian drinks and desserts0.80text
Galeninstance ofciting warnings against consumption by authors0.80text
Chrysippusinstance ofciting warnings against consumption by authors0.80text
Basilrelated to Art and literatureIn Giovanni Boccaccio's0.60section
Basilrelated to Art and literatureDecameron0.60section
Basilrelated to Art and literatureThis0.60section
Basilrelated to Art and literatureJohn Keats0.60section
Basilrelated to Art and literatureIsabella0.60section
Basilrelated to Art and literaturePot0.60section

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