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abaxial

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ab·ax·i·al  (b-ks-l)
adj.
Located away from or on the opposite side of the axis, as of an organ or organism.

abaxial [æbˈæksɪəl]
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) facing away from the axis, as the surface of a leaf Compare adaxial
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Adj.1.abaxial - facing away from the axis of an organ or organismabaxial - 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"
biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms
adaxial, ventral - nearest to or facing toward the axis of an organ or organism; "the upper side of a leaf is known as the adaxial surface"


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The distribution of scales in these squamate species varies widely, but at least some are always present between the veins on the abaxial side of the blade (Kessler and Smith, 2005).
Fertile and sterile leaves on separate petioles, sterile leaves pinnate-pinnatifid; tufts of hairs persistent on abaxial surface of pinnae near base 1.
Por outro lado, Lei e Liang (1999) e Tucker (1980) consideram o gineceu de Peperomia monocarpelar, com base em estudos de desenvolvimento; o aspecto bilobado do estigma não é evidência de gineceu bicarpelar, já que é explicado como lobos adaxial e abaxial de uma estrutura ascidial.
 
 
 
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