abaxial

[ ab-ak-see-uhl ]

adjective
  1. being or situated away from the axis: the abaxial surface of a leaf.

Origin of abaxial

1
First recorded in 1850–55; ab- + axial

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British Dictionary definitions for abaxial

abaxial

/ (æbˈæksɪəl) /


adjective
  1. facing away from the axis, as the surface of a leaf: Compare adaxial

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