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basilicon

basilicon noun: any of various ointments believed to have “sovereign” virtues.

Noun

basilicon (usually uncountable, plural basilicons)

  1. (archaic, usually) Any of various ointments believed to have “sovereign” virtues.

Forms of basilicon

pluralbasilicons
alternative formbasilicum

Origin of basilicon

From the Ancient Greek βασιλικόν (basilikón) (also in the form basilicum, via the Latin basilicum), the neuter form of βασιλικός (basilikós, “royal”) (basilicus in Latin), understood as in the phrase βασιλικόν φάρμακον (basilikón phármakon, “royal drug”). Doublet of basil and basilicum.

Questions about basilicon

What does basilicon mean?
Basilicon means any of various ointments believed to have “sovereign” virtues.
What part of speech is basilicon?
Basilicon is a noun.
What is the plural of basilicon?
The plural of basilicon is basilicons.

Words near basilicon in the dictionary

  1. Basilicata
  2. basilick
  3. basilicks
  4. basilicock
  5. basilicocks
  6. basilicon
  7. basilicons
  8. basilics
  9. Basilidean
  10. Basilideanism
  11. Basilideans

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