Difference between Basil and Mint

What is the difference between Basil and Mint?

Basil as a noun is a plant (ocimum basilicum). while Mint as a noun is a building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence.

Basil

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A plant (Ocimum basilicum). The leaves of this plant used as a herb.

Mint

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To reproduce (coins), usually en masse, under licence.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Of condition, as new.In near-perfect condition; uncirculated.Unused with original gum; as issued originally.Very good.Of a green colour, like that of the mint plant.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence.A large amount of money. A vast sum or amount, etc.Any of several plants of the family Labiatae, typically aromatic with square stems.The flavouring of the plant, either a sweet, a jelly or sauce.a green colour, like that of mint.A mint-flavored candy, often eaten to sweeten the smell of the breath.

Example sentence: At Mint, we developed five pending patents on our technology, ranging from categorization to the Ways to Save system that calculates how much a new financial product would save a user given their present financial situation.

We hope you now know whether to use Basil or Mint in your sentence.

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