abaxial
IPA: ʌbˈæksiʌɫ
adjective
- (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.
- (botany) Not in the axis. Applied to an embryo placed out of the axis of the seed.
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Examples of "abaxial" in Sentences
- Sori are evident on the abaxial surface.
- The abaxial lobe is often larger and different in color.
- The corolla lobes show glandular hairs at the abaxial surface.
- Leaf blade abaxially with tufted hairs in the axil of the veins.
- The xylem typically lies adaxial with phloem positioned abaxial.
- The abaxial faces of the laminae are glabrous or moderately hairy.
- Leaves that are tomentose abaxially, with densely interwoven hairs.
- Flowers are erect in perianth white or sometimes pinkish abaxially.
- Cone scale base narrow, with the seeds partly visible in abaxial view.
- Plants with five stamens with the abaxial stamen often spurred at the base.