basilicon

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noun

Any of various ointments believed to have “sovereign” virtues.

OriginAncient Greek βασιλικόν →
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Meanings

nounbasilicon (usually uncountable, plural basilicons)

plural basilicons · alternative basilicum

  1. archaicuncountableusuallymedicineAny of various ointments believed to have “sovereign” virtues.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekβασιλικόν
  2. Englishbasilicon

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.

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APA

basilicon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/basilicon

MLA

“basilicon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/basilicon. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “basilicon,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/basilicon.

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