Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thai basil

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.54 in modern English

Syllables: thai basil
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of sweet basil from Southeast Asia, notable for the anise/tarragon overtones in its flavor, and for the attractive purple color of the leaves and bracts in its flower spikes.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

Thai basils (plural)

Questions

What does thai basil mean?: A type of sweet basil from Southeast Asia, notable for the anise/tarragon overtones in its flavor, and for the attractive purple color of the leaves and bracts in its flower spikes.

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