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abaxial
CIDE DICTIONARY
abaxial, a. [L. ab + axis axle.].
Away from the axis or central line; eccentric. Balfour. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
abaxial, adj. Bot. facing away from the stem of a plant, esp. of the lower surface of a leaf (cf. ADAXIAL).
Etymology
AB- + AXIAL
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