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Ocimum

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Noun1.Ocimum - basilOcimum - basil                                
asterid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs
family Labiatae, family Lamiaceae, Labiatae, Lamiaceae, mint family - a large family of aromatic herbs and shrubs having flowers resembling the lips of a mouth and four-lobed ovaries yielding four one-seeded nutlets and including mint; thyme; sage; rosemary
basil - any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum


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Byline: ANI Hyderabad/ Maryland (US), Nov 24 (ANI/Business Wire India): Ocimum Biosolutions today announced that its specialty life science Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), BiotrackerT has been awarded the prestigious caBIG(r) (cancer Biomedical Informatics Grid(r)) Bronze Compatibility Certification by the National Cancer Institute, an institute of the National Institutes of Health, U.
Basil is one that readily self-sows in our garden and Ocimum basilicum (sweet basil) is an absolute favourite with its large, emerald-green leaves.
Purple basil (opal basil, or Ocimum basilicum purpurea), a member of the mint family and native to India, has a flavor profile described as "heightened in intensity" in comparison with sweet basil.
 
 
 
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