Basil is the common name of a number of plants often used for seasoning. It is typically used for a number of species of the genus Ocimum, in particular the widely cultivated O. basilicum.
Basil may also refer to: Clinopodium vulgare, another species of plant within the Lamiaceae family commonly known as wild basil. Basil (name), people named Basil Basil, California, former name of Redwood Valley, California Basil (novel), by Wilkie Collins Basil (film), a 1998 film by Radha Bharadwaj starring Jared Leto Basil (Sesame Park), the main character on the Canadian children's show Sesame Park Basil Fawlty, the main character in Fawlty Towers Saint Basil (disambiguation) The Great Mouse Detective, also known as Basil the Great Mouse Detective, an animated film by Disney A type of leather tanned with redoul Basil Brush, fox puppet from British children's TV
See also
Basel, Switzerland
Basal (disambiguation), referring to a base or minimum level Basilica (disambiguation) Bazel (disambiguation) Vasily (disambiguation), the Slavic form of the name