Glossary of Botanical Terms:
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basal: (1) (radical) attached or grouped at the base, e.g. of leaves in a rosette, Fig. 2 I; (2) of placentation, with the placenta at the base of the ovary, Fig. 13 H.
Fig. 13. Ovary Placentation. Ovaries in cross section above ovaries in longitudinal section. A, marginal; B, parietal; C, axile, ovary with 2 loculi; D, axile, ovary with 3 loculi; E, free-central; F, free-central; G, apical; H, basal.
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