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basiplastic

basiplastic adjective: both basal and plastic (pliant).

Adjective

basiplastic (not comparable)

  1. Both basal and plastic (pliant).
  2. Designating those leaves whose permanent tissue appears first at the apex, the lower portion continuing longer as meristem.

Origin of basiplastic

From basi- + plastic.

Words that rhyme with basiplastic

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Questions about basiplastic

What does basiplastic mean?
Basiplastic means both basal and plastic (pliant).
What part of speech is basiplastic?
Basiplastic is an adjective.

Words near basiplastic in the dictionary

  1. basipharyngeal
  2. basiphilous
  3. basiphobia
  4. basipinacocyte
  5. basipinacocytes
  6. basiplastic
  7. basipod
  8. basipodal
  9. basipodia
  10. basipodial
  11. basipodite

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