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basifixed

[ bey-suh-fikst ]

adjective

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

basifixed

/ ˈɪɪˌɪ /

adjective

  1. botany (of an anther) attached to the filament by its base
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of basifixed1

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

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