SkyfireDict

basal   (TTS Sound)

The adj basal has 3 senses

• radical, basal -- (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 -- (serving as or forming a base; "the painter applied a base coat followed by two finishing coats")


• basal, primary -- (of primary importance)