basiplastic

adj — 2 senses

basiplastic

adj

Etymology From basi- + plastic.

1

Biology, Botany, Natural sciences Both basal and plastic (pliant).

2

Biology, Botany, Natural sciences Designating those leaves whose permanent tissue appears first at the apex, the lower portion continuing longer as meristem.

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