abaxial

1. 1.

   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”

   Synonymsdorsal

   Antonymsadaxial

   biology

Questions about abaxial

What does abaxial mean?

abaxial means "facing away from the axis of an organ or organism".

How many syllables are in abaxial?

abaxial has 4 syllables: a-bax-i-al. The stress falls on "i".

What is another word for abaxial?

Close synonyms include dorsal. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of abaxial?

The recorded antonyms are adaxial.

Is abaxial a common word?

abaxial is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.