باذروج

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Etymology

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In the long form from Persian بادرنگبویه (bâdrangbôya), بادرنگ‌بویه (bâdrang-bôya, melissa, literally citron-smelling) from بادرنگ (bâdrang, citron) + بوییدن (bôyidan, to smell), thought together with بورنک (bôrank), بورنگ (bôrang, basil-royal) implying “citronated basil” or “citrus basil”. This page’s form is from the Middle Persian predecessor of Persian باذرو (bâzaru).

Noun

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بَاذَرُوج (bāḏarūjm

  1. lemon balm (Melissa officinalis)
    Synonym: تُرُنْجَان (turunjān)
  2. sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum), or lemon basil (Ocimum × citriodorum)
    Synonyms: حَبَق نَبَطِيّ (ḥabaq nabaṭiyy), حَبَق قَرَنْفُلِيّ (ḥabaq qaranfuliyy)
    Hypernyms: حَبَق (ḥabaq), رَيْحَان (rayḥān)

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