abaxial
adjective
ab·ax·i·al
(ˌ)a-ˈbak-sē-əl 
: situated out of or directed away from the axis
the abaxial or lower surface of a leaf
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The two fields run perpendicular to each other, with one from the base to the tip of the leaf and the other from the surface to the adaxial-abaxial boundary.
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Maddie Burakoff, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Jan. 2020
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Maddie Burakoff, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Jan. 2020
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“Abaxial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/abaxial. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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