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abaxial

[ ab-ak-see-uhl ]

adjective

  1. being or situated away from the axis:

    the abaxial surface of a leaf.

abaxial

/ æbˈæksɪəl /

adjective

  1. facing away from the axis, as the surface of a leaf Compare adaxial
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of abaxial1

First recorded in 1850–55; ab- + axial
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Example Sentences

From, away from, as in abaxial, lying outside of or away from any body or part.

Feet strongly curved, longer than the shell, with a series of short conical spines on the abaxial side.

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