a. Bot. [f. L. basi-s base + solūtus unbound, free.] Of leaves: Prolonged at the base below the point of origin.

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1847.  in Craig.

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1866.  Treas. Bot., Basisolute, a term applied to leaves which, like those of Sedum and Echeveria, are extended downwards below their true origin.

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