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
  • BASIL, a character in the 2020 role-playing video game Omori
  • 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