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Stalk :: Stalk (n.) The narrow basal portion of the abdomen of a hymenopterous insect.

Ovate :: Ovate (a.) Having the shape of an egg, or of the longitudinal sectior of an egg, with the broader end basal..

Perfoliate :: Perfoliate (a.) Having the basal part produced around the stem; -- said of leaves which the stem apparently passes directory through.

Stem :: Stem (n.) The basal portion of the body of one of the Pennatulacea, or of a gorgonian..

Enchylemma :: Enchylemma (n.) The basal substance of the cell nucleus; a hyaline or granular substance, more or less fluid during life, in which the other parts of the nucleus are imbedded..

Basal-nerved :: Basal-nerved (a.) Having the nerves radiating from the base; -- said of leaves.

Basalt :: Basalt (n.) A rock of igneous origin, consisting of augite and triclinic feldspar, with grains of magnetic or titanic iron, and also bottle-green particles of olivine frequently disseminated..

Protopodite :: Protopodite (n.) The basal portion, or two proximal and more or less consolidated segments, of an appendage of a crustacean..

Basaltoid :: Basaltoid (a.) Formed like basalt; basaltiform.

Mouth-footed :: Mouth-footed (a.) Having the basal joints of the legs converted into jaws.

Basal :: Basal (a.) Relating to, or forming, the base..

Acroterium :: Acroterium (n.) One of the small pedestals, for statues or other ornaments, placed on the apex and at the basal angles of a pediment. Acroteria are also sometimes placed upon the gables in Gothic architecture..

Barrel :: Barrel (n.) The hollow basal part of a feather.

Antenna :: Antenna (n.) A movable, articulated organ of sensation, attached to the heads of insects and Crustacea. There are two in the former, and usually four in the latter. They are used as organs of touch, and in some species of Crustacea the cavity of the ear is situated near the basal joint. In insects, they are popularly called horns, and also feelers. The term in also applied to similar organs on the heads of other arthropods and of annelids..

Basalt :: Basalt (n.) An imitation, in pottery, of natural basalt; a kind of black porcelain..

Crustated :: Crustated (a.) Covered with a crust; as, crustated basalt..

Basaltiform :: Basaltiform (a.) In the form of basalt; columnar.

Cricket :: Cricket (n.) An orthopterous insect of the genus Gryllus, and allied genera. The males make chirping, musical notes by rubbing together the basal parts of the veins of the front wings..

Melilite :: Melilite (n.) A mineral occurring in small yellow crystals, found in the lavas (melilite basalt) of Vesuvius, and elsewhere..

Scape :: Scape (n.) The long basal joint of the antennae of an insect.

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