Meaning & use
Adaxial
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Situated on or facing toward the axis or stem, especially describing the upper surface of a leaf.
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The adaxial surface of the leaf was noticeably darker green than the underside.
Botanists measured stomatal density on both the adaxial and abaxial leaf surfaces.
A note on using this word
Adaxial combines the Latin prefix 'ad-,' meaning 'toward,' with 'axis,' and is the standard botanical term for describing leaf orientation relative to the plant's stem.
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