Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
BASAL
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
Etymology
Adjective
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.
Synonyms
• basilar
Noun
basal (plural basals)
base, bottom, minimum
(anatomy) Any basal structure or part
Anagrams
• 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
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IMMOBILIZATION
(noun) fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing; “immobilization of the injured knee was necessary”
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