Definitions
At the lowest part, especially near a plant's root or stem.
Word origin
From base + -al.
Used in a sentence
“This is the basal idea.”
“The organism needs more energy on basal maintenance.”
“A basal reader is a kind of book that is used to teach reading.”
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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Lowest”5 letters
02“At the base”5 letters
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