Basal — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

serving as or forming a base

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɹpəspˌɜːm/

🇬🇧British English

/aɹˈɑːɹəɹ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/aɹˈɑːɹəɹ/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːɹpəspˌɜːm/.

Examples

basal placentation
radical leaves
the painter applied a base coat followed by two finishing coats

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

base radical primary

Antonyms

cauline

Parts of Speech

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”
adjective	serving as or forming a base “the painter applied a base coat followed by two finishing coats”
adjective	of primary importance

Word Forms

base

noun

(anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment

Around the World

Europe

🇮🇹Italian

basale

soprattutto di foglie; situato alla base di una pianta o di uno stelo; in particolare derivanti direttamente dalla radice o dal portainnesto o da uno stelo simile a una radice

🇳🇱Dutch

basaal

vooral van bladeren; gelegen aan de basis van een plant of stengel; vooral die rechtstreeks voortkomen uit de wortel of onderstam of een wortelachtige stengel

🇷🇺Russian

базальный

особенно листьев; расположены у основания растения или стебля; особенно возникающие непосредственно из корня или подвоя или корневидного стебля

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बुनियादी

विशेषकर पत्तों का; किसी पौधे या तने के आधार पर स्थित; विशेष रूप से सीधे जड़ या रूटस्टॉक या जड़ जैसे तने से उत्पन्न होता है

🇧🇩Bengali

বেসাল

বিশেষ করে পাতা; একটি উদ্ভিদ বা কান্ডের গোড়ায় অবস্থিত; বিশেষ করে সরাসরি মূল বা রুটস্টক বা মূলের মতো কান্ড থেকে উৎপন্ন হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

அடித்தளம்

குறிப்பாக இலைகள்; ஒரு செடி அல்லது தண்டின் அடிப்பகுதியில் அமைந்துள்ளது; குறிப்பாக வேர் அல்லது ஆணிவேர் அல்லது வேர் போன்ற தண்டிலிருந்து நேரடியாக எழுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

బేసల్

ముఖ్యంగా ఆకుల; ఒక మొక్క లేదా కాండం యొక్క బేస్ వద్ద ఉన్న; ముఖ్యంగా వేరు లేదా వేరు కాండం లేదా రూట్ లాంటి కాండం నుండి నేరుగా ఉత్పన్నమవుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

बेसल

विशेषतः पानांचा; वनस्पती किंवा स्टेमच्या पायथ्याशी स्थित; विशेषत: थेट मूळ किंवा रूटस्टॉक किंवा मुळासारख्या स्टेममधून उद्भवते

🇮🇳Gujarati

મૂળભૂત

ખાસ કરીને પાંદડા; છોડ અથવા દાંડીના પાયા પર સ્થિત; ખાસ કરીને મૂળ અથવા રૂટસ્ટોક અથવા મૂળ જેવા સ્ટેમમાંથી સીધા ઉદ્ભવતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಳದ

ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಎಲೆಗಳ; ಸಸ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ಕಾಂಡದ ತಳದಲ್ಲಿ ಇದೆ; ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಬೇರು ಅಥವಾ ಬೇರುಕಾಂಡ ಅಥವಾ ಬೇರಿನಂತಹ ಕಾಂಡದಿಂದ ನೇರವಾಗಿ ಉದ್ಭವಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അടിവശം

പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് ഇലകൾ; ഒരു ചെടിയുടെയോ തണ്ടിൻ്റെയോ ചുവട്ടിൽ സ്ഥിതി ചെയ്യുന്നു; പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് വേരിൽ നിന്നോ വേരുകളിൽ നിന്നോ വേരു പോലെയുള്ള തണ്ടിൽ നിന്നോ നേരിട്ട് ഉണ്ടാകുന്നവ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਸਲ

ਖਾਸ ਕਰਕੇ ਪੱਤਿਆਂ ਦਾ; ਇੱਕ ਪੌਦੇ ਜਾਂ ਸਟੈਮ ਦੇ ਅਧਾਰ ਤੇ ਸਥਿਤ; ਖਾਸ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਜੜ੍ਹ ਜਾਂ ਰੂਟਸਟੌਕ ਜਾਂ ਜੜ੍ਹ-ਵਰਗੇ ਸਟੈਮ ਤੋਂ ਸਿੱਧਾ ਪੈਦਾ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بیسل

خاص طور پر پتیوں کی؛ پودے یا تنے کی بنیاد پر واقع؛ خاص طور پر براہ راست جڑ یا روٹ اسٹاک یا جڑ جیسے تنے سے پیدا ہوتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

基础

尤其是叶子；位于植物或茎的基部；特别是直接从根或砧木或根状茎产生

🇯🇵Japanese

基礎的な

特に葉の。植物または茎の根元に位置します。特に根、台木、または根のような茎から直接生じるもの

🇰🇷Korean

기초

특히 나뭇잎; 식물이나 줄기의 바닥에 위치; 특히 뿌리나 대목 또는 뿌리 같은 줄기에서 직접 발생합니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

căn bản

đặc biệt là lá; nằm ở gốc cây hoặc thân cây; đặc biệt phát sinh trực tiếp từ rễ hoặc gốc ghép hoặc thân giống rễ

🇹🇭Thai

ฐาน

โดยเฉพาะใบไม้ ตั้งอยู่ที่ฐานของพืชหรือลำต้น โดยเฉพาะเกิดขึ้นโดยตรงจากรากหรือต้นตอหรือลำต้นคล้ายราก

🇮🇩Indonesian

dr dasarnya

terutama daun; terletak di pangkal tanaman atau batang; terutama yang timbul langsung dari akar atau batang bawah atau batang yang menyerupai akar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

القاعدية

وخاصة الأوراق. تقع عند قاعدة النبات أو الجذع. خاصة الناشئة مباشرة من الجذر أو الجذر أو الجذع الشبيه بالجذر

🇮🇷Persian

پایه

مخصوصاً برگها؛ واقع در پایه یک گیاه یا ساقه؛ به ویژه که مستقیماً از ریشه یا پایه یا ساقه ریشه مانند ایجاد می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

bazal

özellikle yapraklardan; bir bitkinin veya gövdenin tabanında bulunur; özellikle doğrudan kökten veya anaçtan veya kök benzeri bir gövdeden kaynaklanan

🇮🇱Hebrew

בזאלי

במיוחד של עלים; ממוקם בבסיס צמח או גזע; במיוחד הנובע ישירות מהשורש או השורש או גבעול דמוי שורש

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What is the primary definition of the word 'basal'?

The primary meaning of 'basal' is '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'.

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Using 'basal' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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