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Meaning of ocimum | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
[ˈoː.kɪ.mũː]

Definitions

basil (Ocimum basilicum)

declension-2

Equivalents

English Basil

Examples

“[…] Ī nunc, 'Dīnomachēs ego sum' sufflā, 'sum candidus.' Estō, dum nē dēterius sapiat pannūcia Baucis,”

Go now, puff yourself up, 'I am the son of Dinomache, I am shining.' Be then, while only wizened Baucis has worse sense than you, when she nicely sings her basils to some ragged slave.

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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