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basal body

noun

, Cell Biology.
  1. a cylindrical organelle, within the cytoplasm of flagellated and ciliated cells, that contains microtubules and forms the base of a flagellum or cilium: identical in internal structure to a centriole.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of basal body1

First recorded in 1900–05

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