basal
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- adjective
- /ˈbeɪsəl/
- Specialized
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basal
- The plant had vibrant basal leaves that sprouted directly from the root.
- basal cell
- basal cell carcinoma
We see new leaves coming out, but the basal area, nothing quite yet, but that's OK.
- We see new leaves coming out, but the basal area, nothing quite yet, but that's OK.
Examples
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With its greater dbh and modestly lower survival, the TOTAL treatment had greater stand-level basal area than all other treatments by stand age 5.
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We see new leaves coming out, but the basal area, nothing quite yet, but that's OK.
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So what we're going to do is we're going to separate out the cloves and we're going to plant them with the pointy and up and the basal plate cap down.
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Large aggregates of basaloid epithelium were consistent with the histology of a basal cell carcinoma (Figure 2, A).
Academic text (2005) -
Ninety-eight percent of all patients from Group 3 exhibited basal cell hyperplasias (excessive multiplication of normal cells in an organ or tissue) compared with only 5 percent of Group 1.
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These flowers grow from a basal rosette, creating a stunning display close to the ground.
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She noticed that the basal leaves were the first to appear in spring, signaling new growth.
Synonyms
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8.1
Leaves that grow at the base of a plant near the root
Compounds
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How fast the body uses energy while resting to keep breathing and stay warm
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8.2
A group of brain cells deep inside the brain that help control movement you do on purpose
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The temperature you measure right after waking and before you move or eat
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A natural way for a woman to find her fertile days by taking her temperature every morning
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A natural way to avoid pregnancy by checking a woman's daily morning temperature to find days she can get pregnant
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One or a few ovules grow at the base of the ovary in some flowers
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A large vein on the inner side of the temporal lobe that drains blood into a larger brain vein
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Morphology
Etymology
Basal comes from the old Greek word basis, meaning 'base' or 'step', and is like the English word base. So when leaves or buds are basal, they grow at the very bottom or from the plant's root.