abaxial

Etymology

ab- (“away from”) + axial (“axis”).

adj

  1. (botany, zoology) 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.
  2. Not in the axis. Applied to an embryo placed out of the axis of the seed.

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