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  • Basil is a bright green, leafy plant, Ocimum basilicum, which is in the mint family.

    Spices and Herbs -Bandra Bazar Road « bollywoods most wanted photographerno1 2008

  • Basil is a bright green, leafy plant, Ocimum basilicum, which is in the mint family.

    2008 February 17 « bollywoods most wanted photographerno1 2008

  • Twould be better if I had some basilicum powder, but there is none, so we must hope the spirits did the trick.

    Shameless KAREN ROBARDS 2010

  • Twould be better if I had some basilicum powder, but there is none, so we must hope the spirits did the trick.

    Shameless KAREN ROBARDS 2010

  • According to the Saint Anthony of Padua website, it is customary to decorate with pots of sweet basil Ocimum basilicum on that day and to give some away to friends with prayers invoking this Saint.

    St. Anthony of Padua Basil Pots Mary 2009

  • According to the Saint Anthony of Padua website, it is customary to decorate with pots of sweet basil Ocimum basilicum on that day and to give some away to friends with prayers invoking this Saint.

    Archive 2009-05-01 Mary 2009

  • Albahaca (sweet basil) oncimum basilicum: This sunny annual can be found in many varieties, including those with lemon and cinnamon aromas, and its most frequent culinary uses in Mexico are in vinaigrettes and sauces.

    A Culinary Guide to Mexican Herbs: Las Hierbas de Cocina 2006

  • Albahaca (sweet basil) oncimum basilicum: This sunny annual can be found in many varieties, including those with lemon and cinnamon aromas, and its most frequent culinary uses in Mexico are in vinaigrettes and sauces.

    A Culinary Guide to Mexican Herbs: Las Hierbas de Cocina 2006

  • Albahaca (sweet basil) oncimum basilicum: This sunny annual can be found in many varieties, including those with lemon and cinnamon aromas, and its most frequent culinary uses in Mexico are in vinaigrettes and sauces.

    A Culinary Guide to Mexican Herbs: Las Hierbas de Cocina 2006

  • The transgenic tomato includes a gene from a variety of lemon basil, Ocimum basilicum, that produces an aroma-making enzyme called geraniol synthase, Efraim Lewinsohn of Newe Yaar Research Center and colleagues report.

    Lemon, Rose-Flavored ”Frankenfood” Tomato Developed | Impact Lab 2007

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