abaxial

[ ab-ak-see-uh l ]

/ æbˈæk si əl /

being or situated away from the axis: the abaxial surface of a leaf.

Origin of abaxial

First recorded in 1850–55; ab- + axial

abatement, abatis, abator, abattage, abattoir, abaxial, abaya, abb, abba, abba-dabba, abbacy

Feet strongly curved, longer than the shell, with a series of short conical spines on the abaxial side.

Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index |Ernst Haeckel
From, away from, as in abaxial, lying outside of or away from any body or part.

Surgery, with Special Reference to Podiatry |Maximilian Stern

abaxial

/ (æbˈæksɪəl) /

facing away from the axis, as the surface of a leaf Compare adaxial

abaxial

[ ăb-ăk′sē-əl ]

Located away from or on the opposite side of an axis.

ab•ax′i•al•ly adv.