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What does basal mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word basal? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  1. basic, elementary; relating to, or forming, the base, or point of origin
  2. (anatomy) associated with the base of an organism or structure
  3. (medicine) a minimal level that is necessary, such as a minimum dose of a drug
  4. (chiefly systematics) In a phylogenetic tree, being a group, or member of a group, which diverged earlier. The earliest clade to branch in a larger clade.
Noun
  1. base, bottom, minimum
  2. (anatomy) Any basal structure or part
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