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What does abaxial mean?

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Adjective
  1. (botany) 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. [Mid 19th century.]
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The abaxial side of leaves, consisting of the lower epidermis and the cuticle, was peeled using tweezers, weighed, and placed in a counting vial.
Prickles on the adaxial and abaxial leaflet surfaces of A. spinosa are associated with all reticulate vein orders.
The two adaxial sepals are formed in succession, and the two abaxial petals become visible.
In fertile plants, sori are produced on the abaxial side of the leaves in summer.
The terms adaxial and abaxial are used conventionally, although there is no evidence of a shoot apex between the distichous leaves.
Striations of thick epicuticular wax are present on both adaxial and abaxial epidermal cells.

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