abaxial

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Of a side that is facing away from the axis or central line, such as the underside of a leaf, or the back of an animal.
Not in the axis. Applied to an embryo placed out of the axis of the seed.

/ˌæˈbæk.si.əl/ /æbˈæk.si.əl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-abaxial.wav en-ca-abaxial.ogg

abaxial abaxile

From ab- (“away from”) + axial (“axis”).

eccentric dorsal

adaxial

abaxially

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