abaxial

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Scrabble points
16
Words With Friends
18
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˌæˈbæk.si.əl/
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/ˌæˈbæk.si.əl/ · /æbˈæk.si.əl/

Definition of abaxial

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (not-comparable)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.”
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adj

  1. (not-comparable)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-comparable)Not in the axis. Applied to an embryo placed out of the axis of the seed.

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Etymology

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

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