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adaxial

American  
[ad-ak-see-uhl] / ædˈæk si əl /

adjective

Botany, Mycology.

  1. situated on the side toward the axis or stem.

adaxial British  
/ ædˈæksɪəl /

adjective

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

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Etymology

Origin of adaxial

First recorded in 1895–1900; ad- + axial

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Liang and Mahadevan's new research shows that in the lily, however, midrib growth and differential adaxial/abaxial growth play only minor roles.

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