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basal

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bas·al  (bsl, -zl)
adj.
1.
a. Of, relating to, located at, or forming a base.
b. Botany Located at or near the base of a plant stem, or at the base of any other plant part: basal placentation.
2. Of primary importance; basic.

basal·ly adv.

basal [ˈbeɪsəl]
adj
1. at, of, or constituting a base
2. of or constituting a foundation or basis; fundamental; essential
basally  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.basal - 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"
phytology, botany - the branch of biology that studies plants
2.basal - serving as or forming a base; "the painter applied a base coat followed by two finishing coats"
basic - pertaining to or constituting a base or basis; "a basic fact"; "the basic ingredients"; "basic changes in public opinion occur because of changes in priorities"
3.basal - of primary importance
essential - basic and fundamental; "the essential feature"
Translations
basal [ˈbeɪsl] ADJ
1. (lit, fig) → básico
2. (Physiol) → basal
basal [ˈbeɪsəl] adj
[layer] → basal(e)
the basal layer of the skin → la couche basale de l'épiderme
[rate, metabolism] → basal(e)
basal
adj
(lit, fig)Grund-, fundamental
(Med)


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At the other end of the series we have the cells of the hive-bee, placed in a double layer: each cell, as is well known, is an hexagonal prism, with the basal edges of its six sides bevelled so as to join on to a pyramid, formed of three rhombs.
, Volume III, AUS to BIS, you will find that bees are a 'large and natural family of the zoological order Hymenoptera, characterized by the plumose form of many of their hairs, by the large size of the basal segment of the foot .
) It will be seen therefore that (1) emphatic stress and (2) alliteration are the basal principles of the system.
 
 
 
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