...than never to have stuck at all.


BASILIC

PRONUNCIATION: (buh-SIL-ik, -ZIL-)

MEANING: adjective: Kingly; royal.

ETYMOLOGY: From Latin basilicus, from Greek basilikos (royal). Earliest documented use: 1727.

NOTES: Many things are named after this kingly word: plants, animals, architecture, and more. Basil, the aromatic herb of the mint family, is named so because it was used in royal preparations for medicine, bath, etc. A large vein of the upper arm is called the basilic vein due to its supposed importance. The basilisk lizard (and the legendary reptile) are named for their crown-like crest...

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BASILI - an exhortation to seriousness: "Don't basili !"