The term 'BASIS FOR NEW PLANT' can be solved by the word 'SEED'. A SEED is a small embryonic plant enclosed in a covering called the SEED coat, usually with some stored food. It is the product of the ripened ovule of gymnosperm and angiosperm plants which occurs after fertilization and some growth within the mother plant. Seeds are the primary way that plants reproduce and spread, and are essential for the survival of many species.