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Stroma vs Basal - What's the difference?

stroma | basal |

As a proper noun stroma

is an island of the northern coast of scotland.

As an adjective basal is

relating to, or forming, the base, or point of origin.

As a noun basal is

(anatomy) any basal structure or part.

stroma

English

Noun

(stromata)
  • (anatomy) the tissue structure of an organ, etc., that serves to support it

    • Anagrams

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    basal

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Relating to, or forming, the base, or point of origin.
  • (chiefly, systematics) In a phylogenetic tree, being a group, or member of a group, which diverged earlier.
    • Hittite is a basal Indo-European language.
    A magnolia is a basal angiosperm.

    Derived terms

    * basal metabolism * basal reader

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (anatomy) Any basal structure or part

    • See also

    * basilar * ("basal" on Wikipedia)

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