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n.
Any butterfly of the tribe Nymphalidi, or genus Basilarchia, as the ursula and the viceroy.
pl.
of Basilica
n.
The name given to several aromatic herbs of the Mint family, but chiefly to the common or sweet basil (Ocymum basilicum), and the bush basil, or lesser basil (O. minimum), the leaves of which are used in cookery. The name is also given to several kinds of mountain mint (Pycnanthemum).
n.
Alt. of Basilary
n.
A beautiful North American butterfly (Basilarchia, / Limenitis, astyanax). Its wings are nearly black with red and blue spots and blotches. Called also red-spotted purple.
n.
An open space within a monastery or adjoining a church, as the space within a cloister, the open court before a basilica, etc.
n.
A lizard of the genus Basiliscus, belonging to the family Iguanidae.
n.
The basilisk.
prep.
A large and handsome American butterfly (Basilarchia, / Limenitis, archippus). Its wings are orange-red, with black lines along the nervures and a row of white spots along the outer margins. The larvae feed on willow, poplar, and apple trees.
a.
Alt. of Basilical
n.
A church building of the earlier centuries of Christianity, the plan of which was taken from the basilica of the Romans. The name is still applied to some churches by way of honorary distinction.
n.
Any species of large butterflies, usually marked with purple or blue, of the genus Basilarchia (formerly Limenitis) as, the banded purple (B. arthemis). See Illust. under Ursula.
n.
Basilica.
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The transversal part of a church, which crosses at right angles to the greatest length, and between the nave and choir. In the basilicas, this had often no projection at its two ends. In Gothic churches these project these project greatly, and should be called the arms of the transept. It is common, however, to speak of the arms themselves as the transepts.
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A digest of the laws of Justinian, translated from the original Latin into Greek, by order of Basil I., in the ninth century.
imp. & p. p.
of Basil
a.
Of, relating to, or resembling, a basilica; basilical.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Basil
a.
Royal; kingly; also, basilican.
pl.
of Basilica
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