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abaxial

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ab⋅ax⋅i⋅al

  [ab-ak-see-uhl]
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–adjective
being or situated away from the axis: the abaxial surface of a leaf.
Origin:
1850–55; ab- + axial
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ab·ax·i·al   (āb-āk'sē-əl)   
adj.  Located away from or on the opposite side of the axis, as of an organ or organism.
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abaxial ab·ax·i·al (āb-āk'sē-əl) or ab·ax·ile (āb-āk'sīl)
adj.
Located away from or on the opposite side of an axis.

ab·ax'i·al·ly adv.

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