[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

abaxial \abax"ial\ a^ba^ks"i^al, abaxile \abax"ile\
   a^ba^ks"i^l, a. l. ab + axis axle. bot.
   away from the axis or central line; eccentric. --balfour.
   1913 webster

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

abaxial
     adj : facing away from the axis of an organ or organism; "the
           abaxial surface of a leaf is the underside or side
           facing away from the stem" syn: dorsal ant: adaxial
see also:
dorsal adaxial 

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