Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Pycnanthemum"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Basil \Bas"il\, n. [F. basilic, fr. L. badilicus royal, Gr. ?,
fr. ? king.] (Bot.)
The name given to several aromatic herbs of the Mint family,
but chiefly to the common or sweet basil ({Ocymum
basilicum}), and the bush basil, or lesser basil ({O.
minimum}), the leaves of which are used in cookery. The name
is also given to several kinds of mountain mint
({Pycnanthemum}).
{Basil thyme}, a name given to the fragrant herbs {Calamintha
Acinos} and {C. Nepeta}.
{Wild basil}, a plant ({Calamintha clinopodium}) of the Mint
family.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Pycnanthemum
n : American mountain mint [syn: {Pycnanthemum}, {genus
Pycnanthemum}, {Koellia}, {genus Koellia}]
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