adaxial

[ ad-ak-see-uhl ]

adjective

, Botany, Mycology.

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

adaxial

/ ædˈæksɪəl /

adjective

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of adaxial¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; ad- + axial