basifixed
/ˈbeɪsɪfɪkst/
adjective
- Attached at the base, especially describing a plant part like an anther that is fixed to its filament at the bottom.
- Students learned to distinguish basifixed anthers from those that are dorsifixed or versatile.
- In the diagram, the basifixed stamen shows the anther connected to the filament at its lowest point.
- The botanist noted that the flower had basifixed anthers, attached firmly at the base.