baselácea 103
baseláceo , a . ( Of Bassella , name of a genus of plants). 1. adj. Bot. It is said of the flowering plants, dicotyledons, herbaceous or shrubby and characteristic of tropical countries, similar to the portulacáceas characters and in general, whose tubers are edible; e.g. the melloco. U t. c. s. f. 2. f. pl. Bot. These plant family. O RTOGR. ESCR. with may. initial.