Abaxial
being or situated away from the axis:
the abaxial surface of a leaf.
historical examples
from, away from, as in abaxial, lying outside of or away from any body or part.
surgery, with special reference to podiatry maximilian stern
feet strongly curved, longer than the sh-ll, with a series of short conical spines on the abaxial side.
report on the radiolaria collected by h.m.s. challenger during the years 1873-1876, second part: subcl-ss osculosa; index ernst haeckel
adjective
facing away from the axis, as the surface of a leaf compare adaxial
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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