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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web 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. —

Maddie Burakoff, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Jan. 2020

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