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1941 book by Reuben Fine
said "... Basic Chess Endings is a monumental work, one of the most complete and authoritative on endgames in any language". Basic Chess Endings was written
Basic_Chess_Endings
Basic chess fundamentals and ideas developed to better understand the game
Fundamental Chess Endings, Gambit Publications, 2001. ISBN 1-901983-53-6. Reuben Fine and Pal Benko, Basic Chess Endings (Algebraic Edition), McKay Chess Library
Chess_theory
Ending goal in chess
[First pub. 1941]. Basic Chess Endings. David McKay Company, Inc. ISBN 0-679-14002-6. Fine, Reuben; Benko, Pal (2003), Basic Chess Endings, McKay, ISBN 0-8129-3493-8
Checkmate
Chess piece
Henry (1981), A Short History of Chess (1949), McKay, ISBN 0-679-14550-8 Fine, Reuben; Benko, Pal (2003), Basic Chess Endings (1941), McKay, ISBN 0-8129-3493-8
Bishop_(chess)
Final phase in the game of chess
ISBN 1-888690-28-3. A modern manual book by a noted chess teacher. Encyclopedia of Chess Endings III – Rook Endings 2, Andras Adorjan, Alexander Beliavsky, Svetozar
Chess_endgame
Chess piece
Pal (2003), Basic Chess Endings (1941) (2nd ed.), McKay, ISBN 0-8129-3493-8 Griffiths, Peter (1992), Exploring the Endgame, American Chess Promotions,
Rook_(chess)
Chess positions with few pieces where none of them are a pawn
misleading, but by personally examining the endings concerned." In his landmark 1941 book Basic Chess Endings, Reuben Fine inaccurately stated, "Without
Pawnless_chess_endgame
Reading material about chess endgame
endings. Yet Reuben Fine, 94 years after Staunton, erroneously wrote in Basic Chess Endings that both types of rook versus three minor piece endings "are
Chess_endgame_literature
Chess piece
Chess Endings, Dover (1976 reprint), ISBN 0-486-23332-4 {{citation}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help) Fine, Reuben; Benko, Pal (2003), Basic Chess
Pawn_(chess)
Topics referred to by the same term
refer to: Bachelor of Civil Engineering Banco Central del Ecuador Basic Chess Endings, a book by Reuben Fine BCE Inc., formerly Bell Canada Enterprises
BCE_(disambiguation)
Disadvantage in a game due to obligation to move
Nunn, John (1981), Tactical Chess Endings, Batsford, ISBN 978-0-7134-5937-1 Nunn, John (1995), Secrets of Minor-Piece Endings, Batsford, ISBN 978-0-8050-4228-3
Zugzwang
Point-based valuation system for chess pieces
[1958]. New Ideas in Chess (Dover reprint ed.). Pitman. ISBN 0-486-28305-4. Fine, Reuben; Benko, Pal (2003) [1941]. Basic Chess Endings. McKay. ISBN 0-8129-3493-8
Chess_piece_relative_value
Chess term for the exchange of a bishop or knight for a rook
Features, Hays, ISBN 978-1-880673-95-9 Fine, Reuben; Benko, Pal (2003), Basic Chess Endings (1941), McKay, ISBN 0-8129-3493-8 Flear, Glenn (2007), Practical
The_exchange_(chess)
Chess piece
Edmar (1993), Practical Knight Endings, Chess Enterprises, ISBN 0-945470-35-5 Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chess knights. Piececlopedia: Knight
Knight_(chess)
his champion title from Euwe in The Netherlands +10 −4 =11. 1941 – Basic Chess Endings by Reuben Fine published. 1945 – USA vs USSR radio match is the first
Timeline_of_chess
Chess endgame
Basic Chess Endings, McKay, ISBN 0-679-14002-6 {{citation}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help) Fine, Reuben; Benko, Pal (2003) [1941], Basic Chess Endings
Bishop_and_knight_checkmate
Situation in chess without a legal move
Pal (2003) [1941], Basic Chess Endings, David McKay, ISBN 0-8129-3493-8 Fox, Mike; James, Richard (1993), The Even More Complete Chess Addict (2 ed.), London:
Stalemate
Chess endgame
Basic Chess Endings, McKay, ISBN 0-679-14002-6 {{citation}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help) Fine, Reuben; Benko, Pal (2003), Basic Chess Endings (1941)
Two_knights_endgame
Chess rule for claiming a draw
Fine (1941). Basic Chess Endings. McKay. pp. 1–5. ISBN 0679140026. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help) "FIDE Laws of Chess taking effect
Fifty-move_rule
Comprehensive Chess Endings: Bishop v. Knight Endings. Batsford. ISBN 978-0-7134-3179-7. Averbakh, Yuri; Chekhover, Vitaly (1977). Comprehensive Chess Endings: Knight
List_of_chess_books_(A–F)
Chess endgame study with king and pawn versus king and pawn
Pal (2003), Basic Chess Endings (2nd ed.), McKay, p. 11, ISBN 0-8129-3493-8 Flear, Glenn (2004), Starting Out: Pawn Endgames, Everyman Chess, p. 95, ISBN 1-85744-362-4
Réti_endgame_study
Concept in chess
Chessgames.com. Bibliography Fine, Reuben; Benko, Pal (2003) [1941], Basic Chess Endings (2nd ed.), McKay, ISBN 0-8129-3493-8 Fischer, Bobby (2008) [1969]
Compensation_(chess)
Chess maneuver
Fundamental Chess Endings, Gambit Publications, 2001, p. 403. ISBN 1-901983-53-6 Reuben Fine and Pal Benko, Basic Chess Endings, McKay, 2003, p. 524
Swindle_(chess)
Chess endgame
pawns and the kings, these endings are widely known for their tendency to result in a draw. These are the most difficult endings in which to convert a small
Opposite-colored bishops endgame
Opposite-colored_bishops_endgame
Rules of play for the game of chess
According to the rules of chess the game is immediately terminated the moment a dead position appears on the board. Some basic endings are always dead positions;
Rules_of_chess
Chess endgame drawing technique
The Survival Guide to Rook Endings, Gambit, ISBN 978-1-904600-94-7 Fine, Reuben; Benko, Pal (2003) [1941], Basic Chess Endings, McKay, ISBN 0-8129-3493-8
Philidor_position
1984 musical by Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Tim Rice
musical of Chess began in Stockholm in early November 1983, with Andersson recording the many layered keyboard parts himself along with other basic work at
Chess_(musical)
Chess endgame
The Endgame, Chess Stars, ISBN 978-954-8782-63-0 Matanović, Aleksandar (1982), Encyclopedia of Chess Endings, volume 1 (pawn endings), Chess Informant Mednis
King and pawn versus king endgame
King_and_pawn_versus_king_endgame
Position in rook and pawn versus rook chess endgame
Enterprises, ISBN 1-888690-28-3 Fine, Reuben; Benko, Pal (2003) [1941], Basic Chess Endings, McKay, ISBN 0-8129-3493-8 The Lucena position is diagram 307 in
Lucena_position
Checkmate position
In chess, scholar's mate is the checkmate achieved by the following moves, or similar: e4 e5 Qh5 Nc6 Bc4 Nf6?? Qxf7# The same mating pattern may be reached
Scholar's_mate
Result of a chess game ending in a tie
Chess (fifth ed.), McKay, ISBN 0-8129-3559-4 Harkness, Kenneth (1967), Official Chess Handbook, McKay Mednis, Edmar (1990), Practical Bishop Endings,
Draw_(chess)
Italian chess player (1820–1900)
(2003) [1941], Basic Chess Endings (revised ed.), McKay, ISBN 0-8129-3493-8 Müller, Karsten; Lamprecht, Frank (2001), Fundamental Chess Endings, Gambit Publications
Luigi_Centurini
German). Hamburg: ChessBase. ISBN 3-935602-51-0. Maizelis, I.; Averbakh, Yuri (1974). Comprehensive Chess Endings: Pawn Endings. Chess Digest (1974 ed.);
List_of_chess_books_(M–S)
Traditional board game for two players
endings are classified according to pieces on the board other than kings, such as "rook and pawn versus rook" endgames. Handicaps (or odds) in chess are
Chess
Chess tactic
Flear, Glenn (2004), Starting Out: Pawn Endings, Everyman Chess, ISBN 1-85744-362-4 Giddins, Steve (2007), 101 Chess Endgame Tips: Golden nuggets of endgame
Triangulation_(chess)
Hungarian-American chess grandmaster (1928–2019)
"Endgame Lab" (1981–2013), and chess problem column "Benko's Bafflers". In 2003 he revised Reuben Fine's book Basic Chess Endings. Benko died in Budapest on
Pal_Benko
Defensive technique in chess
Modern Chess Tactics, David McKay Seirawan, Yasser (2003), Winning Chess Endings, Everyman Chess, ISBN 1-85744-348-9 Snape, Ian (2003), Chess Endings Made
Fortress_(chess)
unorthodox chess pieces, see Fairy chess piece; terms specific to chess problems, see Glossary of chess problems; named opening lines, see List of chess openings;
Glossary_of_chess
Chess endgame theory
Survival Guide to Rook Endings, Gambit Publications, ISBN 978-1-904600-94-7 Fine, Reuben; Benko, Pal (2003), Basic Chess Endings (1941), McKay, ISBN 0-8129-3493-8
Rook and pawn versus rook endgame
Rook_and_pawn_versus_rook_endgame
history of chess began nearly 1500 years ago. The introduction of chess engines around 1960 and permanent improvement over time has made chess engines become
History_of_chess_engines
American chess grandmaster (1914–1993)
ISBN 4-87187-531-8. Modern Chess Openings, sixth edition, 1939. Basic Chess Endings, 1941, McKay. Revised in 2003 by Pal Benko. ISBN 0-8129-3493-8. Chess the Easy Way
Reuben_Fine
Mastering Chess Strategy. Everyman Chess. ISBN 978-1-85744-648-7. Henkin, V.; Averbakh, Yuri; Chekhover, Vitaly (1978). Comprehensive Chess Endings: Queen
List_of_chess_books_(G–L)
Aspect of chess play concerned with long-term goals and positioning
Chess strategy is the aspect of chess play concerned with evaluation of chess positions and setting goals and long-term plans for future play. While evaluating
Chess_strategy
General principle in chess
Survival Guide to Rook Endings, Gambit Publications, ISBN 978-1-904600-94-7 Fine, Reuben; Benko, Pal (2003) [1941], Basic Chess Endings, McKay, ISBN 0-8129-3493-8
Tarrasch_rule
1966 book by Bobby Fischer
Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess is a chess puzzle book written by Bobby Fischer and co-authored by Stuart Margulies and Donn Mosenfelder, originally published
Bobby_Fischer_Teaches_Chess
American chess grandmaster (1943–2008)
1943 – January 17, 2008) was an American chess grandmaster and the eleventh World Chess Champion. A chess prodigy, he won his first of a record eight
Bobby_Fischer
Chess endgame
Endgames You Must Know, New in Chess, ISBN 978-90-5691-244-4 Fine, Reuben; Benko, Pal (2003) [1941], Basic Chess Endings, McKay, ISBN 0-8129-3493-8 Fischer
Queen_versus_pawn_endgame
Chess variant using two new chessmen
Capablanca chess, also called Knighted chess, is a family of over twenty Western chess variants which incorporate two new pieces. The family includes
Capablanca_chess
Series of chess books
Reviewing My Great Predecessors Part I, chess historian Edward Winter said, "The absence of, even, a basic bibliography is shocking in a work which claims
My_Great_Predecessors
English chess grandmaster (born 1967)
to Rook Endings, Everyman Chess, ISBN 1-85744-235-0 Reissued by Gambit in 2008, ISBN 978-1-904600-94-7 Emms, John (2000), The Ultimate Chess Puzzle Book
John_Emms_(chess_player)
Chess variant
Chess on a really big board is a large chess variant invented by Ralph Betza around 1996. It is played on a 16×16 chessboard with 16 pieces (on the back
Chess_on_a_really_big_board
Chess endgame where both sides have a queen and one side has an extra pawn
that analysis since Fine's initial work, published in his 1941 tome Basic Chess Endings, has shown that there are many more winning positions than were known
Queen and pawn versus queen endgame
Queen_and_pawn_versus_queen_endgame
Microsoft's programming language based on BASIC and COM
Visual Basic (VB), sometimes referred to as Classic Visual Basic, is a third-generation programming language based on BASIC, as well as an associated integrated
Visual_Basic_(classic)
Situation in chess endgame
resulting in a rook versus bishop endgame (see pawnless chess endings#Common pawnless endings (rook and minor pieces)) that was drawn two moves later
Wrong_bishop
Chess end-game position
Practical Bishop Endings, Chess Enterprises, ISBN 0-945470-04-5 Müller, Karsten; Lamprecht, Frank (2001), Fundamental Chess Endings, Gambit Publications
Wrong_rook_pawn
Below is a list of events in chess in the year 1941. Basic Chess Endings by Reuben Fine was published. 29 August 1941 – Gideon Ståhlberg played a 400-game
1941_in_chess
Old form of chess
chatrang) is an old form of chess, as played in the Sasanian Empire. Its origins lie in the Indian game of chaturanga. Modern chess gradually developed from
Shatranj
sort of typical maneuver or technique in chess. For example, a typical defensive technique in rook endings is to use the king to attack the opponent's
Priyome
Chess endgame of rook & bishop versus rook
that saves the game. Chess endgame List of world records in chess § Longest game Pawnless chess endgame § Common pawnless endings (rook and minor pieces)
Rook and bishop versus rook endgame
Rook_and_bishop_versus_rook_endgame
American chess grandmaster (born 1960)
strategies Winning Chess Endings - Introduction to the endgame Winning Chess Brilliancies - Notable games analyzed by the author Winning Chess Combinations
Yasser_Seirawan
Cheating in chess is a deliberate violation of the rules of chess or other behaviour that is intended to give an unfair advantage to a player or team
Cheating_in_chess
Chess endgame
Frank (2001), Fundamental Chess Endings, Gambit Publications, ISBN 1-901983-53-6 Nunn, John (2002), Secrets of Pawnless Endings (2nd ed.), Gambit Publications
Queen_versus_rook_endgame
Chess variant played on a circular board
Circular chess is a chess variant played using the standard set of pieces on a circular board consisting of four rings, each of sixteen squares. This is
Circular_chess
Chess endgame study by Fernando Saavedra
Guide to Rook Endings, Gambit Publications, ISBN 978-1-904600-94-7 Hooper, David; Whyld, Kenneth (1992), The Oxford Companion to Chess (2nd ed.), Oxford
Saavedra_position
German chess player (1818–1879)
Karl Ernst Adolf Anderssen (6 July 1818 – 13 March 1879) was a German chess master. He won the great international tournaments of 1851 and 1862, but lost
Adolf_Anderssen
English chess variant inventor (1897–1974)
December 1974) was an English chess enthusiast and prolific chess variant inventor, his most renowned variants being Alice chess and Racing Kings. Many of
V._R._Parton
Grammar of the Polish language
as person and number. The basic past stem is in -ł; to this are added endings for gender and number, and then personal endings are further added for the
Polish_grammar
2004 video game
titles join forces in a bid to stop him. In addition to online play and new chess and puzzle minigames, a revamped Konquest Mode from Deadly Alliance features
Mortal_Kombat:_Deception
Chess opening
(1913). A History of Chess. Oxford University Press – via archive.org. Müller, Karsten; Lamprecht, Frank (2007). Secrets of Pawn Endings. Gambit Publications
Ruy_Lopez
the game of chess as a model. According to Katsenelinboigen's predispositioning theory, in the chess game pieces are evaluated from two basic points of
Predispositioning_theory
Problem-solving technique and algorithmic paradigm
leads to solvability limit is in solving chess. Chess is not a solved game. In 2005, all chess game endings with six pieces or less were solved, showing
Brute-force_search
Multiple-player chess game
Superchess is a multi-player chess variant published by Green Island Games in 1992. Superchess is a chess variant for up to four players. As in bridge
Superchess
American educational technology company
the existing app that provides basic music learning through piano and sheet music lessons. Duolingo introduced chess lessons starting on April 22, 2025
Duolingo
Indian chess player
Masters outwit Grandmasters (1997), Chess Windows IMPORTANT Rook Endings (For the Tournament Player) (1999), Chess Windows Raja Ravi Sekhar - The man who
Raja_Ravi_Sekhar
Named range of Unicode code points
specific subgroups, such as the "Chess symbols" in the Miscellaneous Symbols block (not to be confused with the separate Chess Symbols block). Those subgroups
Unicode_block
American chess writer and master (1910–1964)
Book of Chess, plus 1001 Brilliant Chess Sacrifices and Combinations all by Fred Reinfeld Instructive and Practical Endings From Master Chess Kemeri Tournament
Fred_Reinfeld
Strategy board game
promoted to kings are called dames or ladies. In these languages, the queen in chess or in card games is usually called by the same term as the kings in checkers
Checkers
supported. Home Basic does not include Windows DVD Maker or Windows Media Center (or support for Extenders). Premium games including Chess Titans, Inkball
Windows_Vista_editions
London restaurant
meats, and also as the most important venue in Britain for chess in the nineteenth century. Chess ceased to be a feature after Simpson's was bought by the
Simpson's-in-the-Strand
Typographic character indicating a question (?)
containing the pairs query=testing and database=English. In algebraic chess notation, some chess punctuation conventions include: "?" denotes a bad move, "??"
Question_mark
Physical puzzle game played by a team of players
succeed or fail in forms of "good endings" and "bad endings" within the room if they win or fail, respectively. Good endings are usually represented by either
Escape_room
2002 video game
interrogate Chess about Haven's dreams. She refuses to tell him anything, and Haven intervenes, killing Overlord and freeing Chess. They escape, and Chess says
Haven:_Call_of_the_King
Playable Street Fighter character
thinking it's a dream, but when Patricia comes to his trailer with a porcelain chess piece, which is a key to a Black Moon, a satellite that can be rigged to
Alex_(Street_Fighter)
below are present on Pump It Up Phoenix 2's R!SE MIX. Chess and Chase litmus* ft. CielA Chess and Chase was added on July 29th, 2025. Transmission Sakuzyo
List_of_Pump_It_Up_songs
1957 song by Chuck Berry
produced by Leonard Chess and Phil Chess. Backing Berry were Lafayette Leake (piano), Willie Dixon (bass), and Fred Below (drums). Chess records issued the
Rock_and_Roll_Music_(song)
American game inventor
in the 1950s. Two of his more popular creations include the chess variant Baroque chess (also known as Ultima) and Crossings, which later became Epaminondas
Robert_Abbott_(game_designer)
Board game designed by George S. Parker
making it perhaps more accessible for novices to play/enjoy compared to chess. Gameplay is exceptionally tactical almost from the first move, so games
Camelot_(board_game)
Period of social discontinuity
international chess competition, has had two Interregnum periods of having no chess champions, both during the 1940s. 1946–1948 — Men's World Chess Champion
Interregnum
2005 video game
based upon the ending they received in the first game. As with the original game, Ties That Bind also features three different endings, depending on the
The_Suffering:_Ties_That_Bind
American horror film
editing. During shooting, they did not have a clear idea of the ending. Several endings were filmed, and one of them was re-used in Phantasm IV: Oblivion
Phantasm_(film)
from manufacturing and marketing points of view in that they had the same basic body plan but could be differentiated by one or two distinguishing accessories
List_of_The_Smurfs_characters
Details of the rules for the abstract strategy board game for two players
of Western chess, it differs from it significantly in nature; the superko rule bans moves that would cause repetition, whereas Western chess allows such
Rules_of_Go
Type of position in shogi and related games
the concepts can equally be applied to western chess and other chess-like games. (See: §Western chess below.) In xiangqi, threatmate (催殺 "to expedite
Brinkmate
Web browser developed by Google
channel releases appear roughly once or twice weekly, allowing time for basic release-critical testing. This faster release cycle also brought a fourth
Google_Chrome
English historian (1821–1862)
the author of an unfinished History of Civilization and a strong amateur chess player. He is sometimes called "the Father of Scientific History". Buckle
Henry_Thomas_Buckle
11 May 1997, Deep Blue became the first computer chess-playing system to beat a reigning world chess champion, Garry Kasparov. In 2005, a Stanford robot
History of artificial intelligence
History_of_artificial_intelligence
David Lynch performed uncredited rewrites, keeping the original script's basic structure but altering much of the dialogue, adding appearances by many
List_of_Twin_Peaks_episodes
Artistic, literary, musical, and intellectual movement
History of Chess. Knopf Doubleday. p. 99. ISBN 978-0-307-38766-0. Swaner, Billy (2021-01-08). "Chess History Guide: Chess Style Evolution". Chess Game Strategies
Romanticism
1982 film directed by John Carpenter
partial assimilation. Carpenter filmed multiple endings for The Thing, including a "happier" ending because editor Todd Ramsay thought that the bleak
The_Thing_(1982_film)
2024 American historical drama television series
"this Shōgun finds much more traction as an ambitious game of political chess." IGN writes "Creators Justin Marks and Rachel Kondo have crafted a version
Shōgun_(2024_TV_series)
BASIC CHESS-ENDINGS
BASIC CHESS-ENDINGS
Boy/Male
Greek
Royal. Kingly. St Basil the Great was Bishop of Caesarea in the latter half of the 4th century....
Boy/Male
Tamil
King, Basil the herb
Surname or Lastname
English (Gloucestershire)
English (Gloucestershire) : unexplained.
Female
Hebrew
 Variant spelling of Hebrew Basya, BASIA means "daughter of God."
Boy/Male
Tamil
Basic, Foundation
Girl/Female
Slavic
At peace.
Boy/Male
Muslim
King, Basil the herb (1)
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English
Camp of the Soldiers
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Hindu
Basic, Foundation
Boy/Male
British, English
Makes Chests
Boy/Male
Tamil
Chest
Boy/Male
Hindu
Chest
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim, Parsi
Peaceful
Male
English
 English form of French Basile, BASIL means "king." Also sometimes given as an herb name.
Boy/Male
British, English
Famous; Special
Boy/Male
Tamil
Basic, Foundation
Boy/Male
Greek American English
Royal. Kingly. St Basil the Great was Bishop of Caesarea in the latter half of the 4th century....
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim, Slavic
At Peace
Boy/Male
Hindu
King, Basil the herb
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Hindu
Basic, Foundation
BASIC CHESS-ENDINGS
BASIC CHESS-ENDINGS
Girl/Female
Muslim
Helper
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Muslim
Captivating, Enchanting
Boy/Male
Hindi
Difficult.
Boy/Male
American, British, English
From the Grassy Plain
Female
Japanese
(清見) Japanese name KIYOMI means "pure beauty."
Girl/Female
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
All Victorious
Boy/Male
Indian
Intelligent, Happy, Auspicious, Security, Wealthy
Boy/Male
Hebrew American
Stone.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Like the Sun
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Handsome
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imp. & p. p.
of Basil
a.
Apparently alkaline, as certain normal salts which exhibit alkaline reactions with test paper.
pl.
of Basis
a.
Relating to a base; performing the office of a base in a salt.
a.
Said of crystalline rocks which contain a relatively low percentage of silica, as basalt.
n.
A tight receptacle or box, usually for holding gas, steam, liquids, etc.; as, the steam chest of an engine; the wind chest of an organ.
v. i.
To deposit in a chest; to hoard.
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A troublesome grass, growing as a weed in grain fields; -- called also chess. See Chess.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Basil
n.
A basic silicate.
n.
A basin.
n.
A game played on a chessboard, by two persons, with two differently colored sets of men, sixteen in each set. Each player has a king, a queen, two bishops, two knights, two castles or rooks, and eight pawns.
a.
Having the base in excess, or the amount of the base atomically greater than that of the acid, or exceeding in proportion that of the related neutral salt.
n.
The name given to several aromatic herbs of the Mint family, but chiefly to the common or sweet basil (Ocymum basilicum), and the bush basil, or lesser basil (O. minimum), the leaves of which are used in cookery. The name is also given to several kinds of mountain mint (Pycnanthemum).
a.
Of or pertaining to barium; as, baric oxide.
a.
Hence, basic; metallic; not acid; -- opposed to negative, and said of metals, bases, and basic radicals.
n.
The quantity contained in a basin.
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A species of brome grass (Bromus secalinus) which is a troublesome weed in wheat fields, and is often erroneously regarded as degenerate or changed wheat; it bears a very slight resemblance to oats, and if reaped and ground up with wheat, so as to be used for food, is said to produce narcotic effects; -- called also cheat and Willard's bromus.