About The Word Basal
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Basal
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What's The Definition Of Basal?
[adj] (botany) especially of leaves; located at the base of a plant or stem; especially arising directly from the root or rootstock or a root-like stem; "basal placentation"; "radical leaves"
[adj] of primary importance; "basic truths" [adj] serving as or forming a base; "the painter applied a base coat followed by two finishing coats" Synonyms | Synonyms for Basal: base | basic | essential | primary | radical Related Terms | Find terms related to Basal: ab ovo | aboriginal | basic | basilar | beginning | bottom | bottommost | central | constituent | constitutive | crucial | elemental | elementary | embryonic | essential | foundational | fundamental | generative | genetic | germinal | gut | in embryo | in ovo | lowermost | lowest | material | nethermost | of the essence | original | pregnant | primal | primary | primeval | primitive | primordial | pristine | protogenic | radical | rudimental | rudimentary | seminal | substantial | substantive | underlying | undermost See Also | Basal In Webster's Dictionary \Ba"sal\, a.
Relating to, or forming, the base.
{Basal cleavage}. See under {Cleavage}.
{Basal plane} (Crystallog.), one parallel to the lateral or
horizontal axis.
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