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Thai basil

Thai basil is a type of basil native to and widely used throughout Southeast Asia, that has been cultivated to provide distinctive traits. Its flavor is described as anise- and licorice-like and slightly spicy. It is more stable under high or extended cooking temperatures than sweet basil. Thai basil has small, narrow leaves, purple stems, and…

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Taxonomy and nomenclature

CultivarsVarietyCinnamon basilVietnameseThai cuisine
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Uses

LaoCambodianGreenRedDrunken noodles
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Description

MintDecussateThyrseInflorescence
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Cultivation

USDAHardiness zone
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Species
Ocimum basilicum
Variety
Ocimum basilicum var. thyrsiflora

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Description

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Cultivation

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Thai basil

Nodes44
Edges43
Triples30
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.045455
Components1

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Thai basil

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related to Culinary · 12
Thai basil → Cambodian, Huế, In, Lao, Southeast Asia, Southern, Taiwanese, Thai, Thailand, Used, Vietnamese, West
related to Taxonomy and nomenclature · 6
Thai basil → Occasionally, Ocimum, Sweet, Thai, Vietnamese, Western
related to Cultivation · 5
Thai basil → As, It, Thai, The, USDA
related to Description · 4
Thai basil → As, Its, Thai, The
Species · 1
Thai basil → Ocimum basilicum
Variety · 1
Thai basil → Ocimum basilicum var. thyrsiflora
is a · 1
Thai basil → type of basil native to and widely used throughout Southeast Asia

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Important terminology

basil thai used leaves vietnamese name lemon widely flowers also taste holy southeast asia sweet purple cultivars ocimum basilicum scent

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Thai basilSpeciesOcimum basilicum1.00infobox
Thai basilVarietyOcimum basilicum var. thyrsiflora1.00infobox
Thai basilis atype of basil native to and widely used throughout Southeast Asia0.90text
Thai basilrelated to CulinaryThai0.60section
Thai basilrelated to CulinarySoutheast Asia0.60section
Thai basilrelated to CulinaryVietnamese0.60section
Thai basilrelated to CulinaryLao0.60section
Thai basilrelated to CulinaryCambodian0.60section
Thai basilrelated to CulinaryThailand0.60section
Thai basilrelated to CulinaryIn0.60section
Thai basilrelated to CulinaryWest0.60section
Thai basilrelated to CulinaryTaiwanese0.60section

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