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Relating to, or forming, the base.

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  1. a. Relating to, or forming, the base.
  2. adj. 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
  3. adj. of or being the essential or basic part
  4. adj. serving as or forming a base
  5. Relating to, or forming, the base. Basal cleavage. See under Cleavage. -- Basal plane (Crystallog.), one parallel to the lateral or horizontal axis.
  6. Relating to, or forming, the base. Basal cleavage. See underCleavage.-- Basal plane (Crystallog.), one parallel to the lateral orhorizontal axis.
  7. j:100 s. serving as or forming a base s. of primary importance