basal | (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 | Synonyms: radical |
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(adjective) serving as or forming a base | Synonyms: base |
(adjective) of or being the essential or basic part | Synonyms: elemental, elementary, primary |
basalt | (noun) the commonest type of solidified lava; a dense dark grey fine-grained igneous rock that is composed chiefly of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene | - |
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basaltic | (adjective) of or relating to or containing basalt | - |
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