basiplastic

basiplastic

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *gʷem-
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *gʷémtis
Proto-Hellenic *gʷə́tis
Ancient Greek βᾰ́σῐς (bắsĭs)bor.
Latin basis
English basi-
Proto-Hellenic *plátʰyō
Proto-Hellenic *pláťťō?
Ancient Greek πλάσσω (plássō)
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Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs)
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Ancient Greek -κός (-kós)
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Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Ancient Greek -τος (-tos)
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Ancient Greek -κός (-kós)
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Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós)
Ancient Greek πλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)der.
Latin plasticusder.
English plastic
English basiplastic

    From basi- + plastic.

    Pronunciation

    • Rhymes: -æstɪk

    Adjective

    basiplastic (not comparable)

    1. (botany) Both basal and plastic (pliant). (Can we add an example for this sense?)
    2. (botany) Designating those leaves whose permanent tissue appears first at the apex, the lower portion continuing longer as meristem.
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