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basifixed

American

[bey-suh-fikst] / ˈbeɪ səˌfɪkst /

adjective

Botany.

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

basifixed British

/ ˈbeɪsɪˌfɪkst /

adjective

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

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Etymology

Origin of basifixed

First recorded in 1870–75; base ¹ + -i- + fixed

Example Sentences

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Stamens.—With their filaments united in a tube; of two forms; five with longer and basifixed anthers; the alternate five with shorter and versatile ones.

From The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits by Parsons, Mary Elizabeth

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