basifixed

[ bey-suh-fikst ]

/ ˈbeɪ səˌfɪkst /

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adjective Botany.

attached at or near the base, as a leaf to a stem.

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Origin of basifixed

First recorded in 1870–75; base¹ + -i- + fixed

Words nearby basifixed

basidiomycota, basidiospore, basidium, Basie, Basie, Count, basifixed, basifugal, basify, basil, Basilan, basilar

How to use basifixed in a sentence

Each stamen consists of a very delicate long filament and an anther basifixed to the filament.
A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses|Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar

British Dictionary definitions for basifixed

basifixed

/ (ˈbeɪsɪˌfɪkst) /

adjective

botany (of an anther) attached to the filament by its base

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