Plural of basil
regular plural
The plural of basil is basils.
Forms of basil
| Singular | basil /ˈbæz.əl/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | basils |
| Countable | usually uncountable |
Basils in a sentence
- When I once more feel that sharp smarting around the scabby sores that cluster like so many oysters on my ankles beneath my chained iron basils, I know that the tide has turned.2001, Richard Flanagan, Gould's Book of Fish, Vintage, published 2016, page 49
- She led them along a path edged with round, whitewashed stones and equally rounded basils of a clamorous green.1970, Patrick White, chapter 6, in The Vivisector, New York: Avon, published 1980, page 376. From the entry clamorous
Meaning of basil
- noun A plant (Ocimum basilicum).
- noun The leaves of this plant used as a herb.
- noun Any other species in the genus Ocimum.
Questions about the plural of basil
- What is the plural of basil?
- The plural of basil is basils.
- Is basil countable?
- Basil is usually an uncountable noun; its plural is used for kinds or examples of it.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: basil (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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