Meaning

2 senses
  1. (not comparable)Of a side that is facing away from the axis or central line, such as the underside of a leaf, or the back of an animal.

    facing away from the axis of an organ or organism

  2. (not comparable)Not in the axis. Applied to an embryo placed out of the axis of the seed.

Translations

2 languages

Synonyms

2 synonyms
on the back of an animal:dorsal
Close in meaning
  • facing away from the axis of an organ or organism:dorsal

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

1 related words
Derivedabaxially

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
abaxial — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto