adaxial

[ ad-ak-see-uh l ]
/ ædˈæk si əl /

adjective Botany, Mycology.

situated on the side toward the axis or stem.

Origin of adaxial

First recorded in 1895–1900; ad- + axial

British Dictionary definitions for adaxial

adaxial
/ (ædˈæksɪəl) /

adjective

facing towards the axis, as the surface of a leaf that faces the stem Compare abaxial