radical, basal
(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”
basal, base
(adjective) serving as or forming a base; “the painter applied a base coat followed by two finishing coats”
elementary, elemental, primary, basal
(adjective) of or being the essential or basic part; “an elementary need for love and nurturing”; “a basal reader”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
basal (comparative more basal, superlative most basal)
Basic, elementary; relating to, or forming, the base, or point of origin.
(anatomy) Associated with the base of an organism or structure.
(medicine) Of a minimal level that is necessary for maintaining the health or life of an organism.
(chiefly, systematics) In a phylogenetic tree, being a group, or member of a group, which diverged earlier. The earliest clade to branch in a larger clade.
• basilar
basal (plural basals)
base, bottom, minimum
(anatomy) Any basal structure or part
• Ba'als, Baals, BaĘżals, LABAs, albas, baals, balas, balsa, blaas, laabs, sabal
Source: Wiktionary
Ba"sal, a.
Definition: Relating to, or forming, the base. Basal cleavage. See under Cleavage.
– Basal plane (Crystallog.), one parallel to the lateral or horizontal axis.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 January 2025
(noun) memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
