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bast

noun \ˈbast\

Definition of BAST

1

: phloem

2

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Origin of BAST

Middle English, from Old English bæst; akin to Old High German & Old Norse bast bast

First Known Use: before 12th century

Other Botany Terms

annual, burgeon, chloroplast, nomenclature, succulent, sylvan, xylem

Rhymes with BAST

blast, cast, clast, fast, gast, ghast, last, mast, Nast, past, vast

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