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abaxial

adj
/ˌæˈbæk.si.əl/US

Etymology

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

  1. derived from *h₂eḱs-✻
  2. borrowed from axis — “axle, axis”
  3. formed as axial — “axis + -al”
  4. formed as abaxial — “ab- + axial”

Definitions

  1. Of a side that is facing away from the axis or central line, such as the underside of a…

    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.

    • The lobule margins, furthermore, are arched away from the lobe, with the consequence that (when fully inflated) the abaxial leaf surface forms the interior lining of the lobule.

  2. Not in the axis. Applied to an embryo placed out of the axis of the seed.

The neighborhood

Derived

abaxially

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA