Origin:
before 900; Middle English; Old English bæst; cognate with Dutch, German, Old Norse bast; perhaps ultimately cognate with Latin fascis bundle. See bass3
before 900; Middle English; Old English bæst; cognate with Dutch, German, Old Norse bast; perhaps ultimately cognate with Latin fascis bundle. See bass3
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| —n | |
| 1. | Also called: bass fibrous material obtained from the phloem of jute, hemp, flax, lime, etc, used for making rope, matting, etc |
| 2. | botany another name for phloem |
| [Old English bæst; related to Old Norse, Middle High German bast] | |
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Bast
is always a great word to know.
So is bryophytes. Does it mean:
| green coloring of leaves and plants needed for photosynthesis |
| phylum of green, nonvascular, seedless plants comprised of true mosses, hornworts and liverworts |
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Word Origin & History
bast
"inner bark of the linden tree," O.E. bæst, a general Gmc. word (cf. O.N., O.S., M.Du., O.H.G., Ger. bast), of unknown origin.
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Example sentences
Even though it must take bast amounts of processing and information for a conscience to arise.
Viscoelastic properties of kenaf bast fiber in relation to stem age.
Processability of flax plant stalks into functional bast fibers.
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