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abaxile

abaxile is the alternative form of abaxial.

Meaning of abaxial

Adjective

abaxial (not comparable)

  1. 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.
    • The lobule margins, furthermore, are arched away from the lobe, with the consequence that (when fully inflated) the abaxial leaf surface forms the interior lining of the lobule.1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page 7
    Synonyms:
    dorsal
  2. Not in the axis. Applied to an embryo placed out of the axis of the seed.

Questions about abaxile

What is abaxile the alternative form of?
Abaxile is the alternative form of abaxial.

Words near abaxile in the dictionary

  1. abaxialize
  2. abaxialized
  3. abaxializes
  4. abaxializing
  5. abaxially
  6. abaxile
  7. abaxonal
  8. abay
  9. abaya
  10. abayaed
  11. abayas

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