Having glands or glandular structures located at or originating from the base of a plant part.
From Greek 'basis' (base) + Latin 'glandula' (gland, acorn-shaped body). This compound botanical term emerged in the 19th century to classify plants with characteristic basal glandular formations.
The word 'gland' originally meant 'acorn' because Romans saw glands as tiny acorn-shaped structures—basiglandular plants have their acorn-like glands clustered at the base where they do the most work.
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