'Basal' definitions:
Definition of 'basal'
(from WordNet)
adjective
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" [syn: radical, basal] [ant: cauline]
adjective
Serving as or forming a base; "the painter applied a base coat followed by two finishing coats" [syn: basal, base]
adjective
Of primary importance [syn: basal, primary]
Definition of 'Basal'
From: GCIDE
- Basal \Ba"sal\, a. Relating to, or forming, the base. [1913 Webster]
- Basal cleavage. See under Cleavage.
- Basal plane (Crystallog.), a plane parallel to the lateral or horizontal axis. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'basal'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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