Meanings
adjectivebasiscopic (not comparable)
- not comparableToward or facing the base; away from the apex.
In Lejeuneaceae vegetative branches normally originate from the basiscopic basal portion of a lateral segment half, as in the Radulaceae, and the associated leaves, therefore, are quite unmodified.
1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page 5
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
adjectivefacing or on the side toward the base
Opposite
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Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with basiscopic
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APA
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Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “basiscopic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/basiscopic.
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