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abaxial

Adjective

ab=ax=i=al

WORDNET DICTIONARY

abaxial(a = adj.all) dorsal - facing away from the axis of an organ or organism; "the abaxial surface of a leaf is the underside or side facing away from the stem"

Antonym: adaxial

abaxial, a. [L. ab + axis axle.].

Away from the axis or central line; eccentric. Balfour. [1913 Webster]

abaxial, adj. Bot. facing away from the stem of a plant, esp. of the lower surface of a leaf (cf. ADAXIAL).

Etymology

AB- + AXIAL

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