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Basal

[ˈbeɪsəɫ]

Base, bottom, minimum

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📖 Definitions of "Basal"

noun

1
Base, bottom, minimum
2
Any basal structure or part

adjective

1
Basic, elementary; relating to, or forming, the base, or point of origin.
"A basal reader is a kind of book that is used to teach reading."
2
Associated with the base of an organism or structure.
"In the spring, basal leaves emerge from a stout taproot."
3
Of a minimal level that is necessary for maintaining the health or life of an organism.
"a basal diet"
4
In a phylogenetic tree, being a group, or member of a group, which diverged earlier. The earliest clade to branch in a larger clade.
"A magnolia is a basal angiosperm."

🔄 Synonyms of "Basal"

7 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
essentialnoun	Necessary.
basenoun	Something from which other things extend; a foundation.
radicalnoun	Favoring fundamental change, or change at the root cause of a matter.
basicnoun	Elementary, simple, fundamental, merely functional.
primarynoun	First or earliest in a group or series.
beginningnoun	(uncountable) The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states.
abecedariannoun	Arranged in an alphabetical manner.

↔️ Antonyms of "Basal"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
cauline	(botany) Growing immediately on a caulis, the main stem of a plant; of or pertaining to a caulis.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Basal"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
elementarynoun	Relating to the basic, essential or fundamental part of something.
primarynoun	First or earliest in a group or series.
basenoun	Something from which other things extend; a foundation.
basicnoun	Elementary, simple, fundamental, merely functional.
essentialnoun	Necessary.
beginningnoun	(uncountable) The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states.
radicalnoun	Favoring fundamental change, or change at the root cause of a matter.
abecedariannoun	Arranged in an alphabetical manner.
fundamentalnoun	Essential; extremely important.
basedverb	Founded on; having a basis; often used in combining forms.
basisnoun	A starting point, base or foundation for an argument or hypothesis.
intrinsicnoun	Innate, inherent, inseparable from the thing itself, essential.
foundationnoun	That upon which anything is founded; that on which anything stands, and by which it is supported; the lowest and supporting layer of a superstructure; underbuilding.
baselinenoun	A datum used as the basis for calculation or for comparison.
backgroundnoun	A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context.
grass-roots	Alternative spelling of grassroots. [Of, or relating to people or society at the local level, particularly in politics, social movements, etc.; of the grass roots.]
basementnoun	(architecture) A floor of a building below ground level.
proximal	(anatomy, geology) Closer to the point of attachment or observation.
footnoun	A biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg.
corenoun	In general usage, an essential part of a thing surrounded by other essential things.