basilicon

Meaning

Noun

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

Origin

From the Ancient Greek βασιλικόν (also in the form basilicum, via the Latin basilicum), the neuter form of βασιλικός (basilicus in Latin), understood as in the phrase [[βασιλικός.

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