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Basinerved
Veined from the base [unusual term].
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Basifixed
(Of anthers) attached to the filament by the base. Used for anthers that are fixed to the filaments by the base.
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Basicolous
Growing on, or preferring, ground with basic (high pH) soils [unusual term].
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Basicidal
(Of a capsule fruit) dehiscing through basal fissures.
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Base
Usually the point of attachment of any organ. In chemistry, the nonacid part of a salt; a substance that combines with acids to form salts; a substance that dissociates to give hydroxide ions in aqueous solutions; a substance whose molecule or ion can combine with a proton (hydrogen ion); a substance capable of donating a…
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Basal
At or near the base; also proximal; In a phylogenetic tree, a lineage arising near or nearer the base, hence early; Of placentation, when the ovules are attached to a central columnar placenta arising from the base of the ovary but not reaching the top. Arising from or positioned at the base. At, or forming…
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Barren
Sterile, not producing seed. Unable to produce young; sterile.
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Barrel-shaped
(Of 3-dimensional shapes) resembling a barrel, i.e. shortly and broadly cylindrical, but tapering slightly at base and apex.
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Barred
Marked with closely parallel lines.
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Bark
Outermost layer of stems and roots in woody plants; all tissue outside the cambium. Outer surface of the trunk of a tree or woody shrub. They are all the tissues out side the cambium. The outside covering of a woody stem. The protective surface layer of the trunk or branches of a tree or shrub,…
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