(of an anther) attached to the filament by its base
basifixed in American English
(ˈbeɪsəˌfɪkst)
adjective
Botany
attached at the base
basifixed in American English
(ˈbeisəˌfɪkst)
adjective
Botany
attached at or near the base, as a leaf to a stem
Word origin
[1870–75; base1 + -i- + fixed]This word is first recorded in the period 1870–75. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Mafia, Victorian, billing, immobilize, linkage-i- is the typical ending of the first element of compounds of Latin words, as -o- is of Greek words, but often used in English with a first element of any origin,if the second element is of Latin origin. Other words that use the affix -i- include: Frenchify, cuneiform