[10/15] 바질 [스위트바질, sweet basil, basil; Ocimum basilicum]

[10/15] 바질 [스위트바질, sweet basil, basil; Ocimum basilicum]

학명(學名, binomial name): Ocimum basilicum
이명: basil, great basil, Saint-Joseph's-wort
계(界, Kingdom): 식물계(Plantae)
문(門, Division): 속씨식물문, 현화식물문(Magnoliophyta), 피자식물문(Angiospermae)
강(綱, Class): 쌍떡잎식물강(Magnoliopsida)
목(目, Order): 통화식물목, 꿀풀목(Lamiales)
과(科, Family): 꿀풀과(Lamiaceae)
속(屬, Genus): 바질속(오키뭄, Ocimum)
종(種, Species): Ocimum basilicum
개화: 4월~10월
효능: 비만·노화방지, 소화불량 해소, 이뇨작용

꽃말: 좋은 희망(great hope), 작은 희망(small hope), 축복(祝福, blessing); 당신이 싫어요(I hate you), 증오(憎惡, hatred)

바질(basil)는 라틴어 basilius에서 왔으며, 왕의 식물(royal plant, kingly plant)이라는 뜻의 그리스어 바실레우스(βασιλικόν φυτόν, basilikón phutón)에서 온 것이라고 합니다.

Image: Bee(Apis mellifera) on Lamiales flowers(Ocimum basilicum flowers) | CC-PD | Date: 26 February 2013 | Author: Jon Sullivan | Source: Wikimedia Commons in the public domain (CC-PD) | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bees_fying_flight_wings.jpg

Image:  Ocimum basilicum | CC-PD | Date: 28 July 2009 | Author: Amada44 | Source: Wikimedia Commons in the public domain (CC-PD) | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ocimum_basilicum-001.jpg

Image: Bee(Apis mellifera) on Lamiales flowers(Ocimum basilicum flowers) | CC-PD | Date: 26 February 2013 | Author: Jon Sullivan | Source: Wikimedia Commons in the public domain (CC-PD) | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bees_fying_flight_wings.jpg

Image:  Ocimum basilicum | CC-PD | Date: 28 July 2009 | Author: Amada44 | Source: Wikimedia Commons in the public domain (CC-PD) | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ocimum_basilicum-001.jpg