Abaxial Definition

ăb-ăksē-əl
adjective
Away from or facing away from the axis.
The abaxial surface of a leaf.
Webster's New World
Located away from or on the opposite side of the axis, as of an organ or organism.
American Heritage Medicine

(botany) On the side that is away from the axis or central line, usually on the underside; dorsal. [Mid 19th century.]

Wiktionary

(mathematics) A direction perpendicular to an axis or the coordinate that measures displacement in such a direction.

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Origin of Abaxial

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

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Abaxial Sentence Examples

  • The abaxial surface of these leaves is covered with a suspicious gray film.

  • At certain times of the year, you can find fern spores on the abaxial surface of the leaves.

  • Tabulae present, and two larger septa, an axial and abaxial, are always present, with traces of ten smaller septa.

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