Basal

Adjective

Definitions

1.AdjectiveBasic, elementary; relating to, or forming, the base, or point of origin.

"This is the basal idea.; The organism needs more energy on basal maintenance.; A basal reader is a kind of book that is used to teach reading."

2.AdjectiveAssociated with the base of an organism or structure.

"In the spring, basal leaves emerge from a stout taproot."

3.AdjectiveOf a minimal level that is necessary for maintaining the health or life of an organism.

"a basal diet"

4.AdjectiveIn a phylogenetic tree, being a group, or member of a group, which diverged earlier. The earliest clade to branch in a larger clade.

"Hittite is a basal Indo-European language.; A magnolia is a basal angiosperm."

5.Nounbase, bottom, minimum

6.NounAny basal structure or part

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