adaxial
adaxial adjective: on the side that is towards the axis or central line, usually on the upper side.
Adjective
adaxial (not comparable)
- On the side that is towards the axis or central line, usually on the upper side.
- […]it has been transformed, except in a few taxa where lobules are always explanate, into a galeate water-sac, which is formed wholly from the lobule, with the external surface from the adaxial leaf surface.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 4
- adjacent to the axis, or in vertebrates the notochord.
- In zebrafish, the adaxial cells are precursors to the embryonic slow muscle fibers.
adaxial meaning in Tamil and Kannada
adaxial in Tamil
- அச்சுப்புறமான, அடாக்சியல், மேற்பக்க, ஊடச்சு அடுத்த, ஊடச்சு நோக்கிய
adaxial in Kannada
- ಅಚ್ಚುಕಡೆಯ, ಅಚ್ಚುಬದಿಯ
Antonyms of adaxial
Origin of adaxial
From ad- + axial.
Words formed from adaxial
Questions about adaxial
- What does adaxial mean?
- Adaxial means on the side that is towards the axis or central line, usually on the upper side.
- What is adaxial in Tamil?
- Adaxial in Tamil is அச்சுப்புறமான, அடாக்சியல், மேற்பக்க. See Adaxial meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is adaxial?
- Adaxial is an adjective.
Words near adaxial in the dictionary
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