abaxial
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ab·ax·i·al
(ăb-ăk′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
(æbˈæksɪəl) orabaxile
adj
(Botany) facing away from the axis, as the surface of a leaf. Compare adaxial
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ab•ax•i•al
(æbˈæk si əl)adj.
being or situated away from the axis: the abaxial surface of a leaf.
[1850–55]
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