abaxile
/æbˈæksaɪl/
adjective
- Having a structure or growth pattern that is away from the axis; used especially in botany to describe certain plant parts.
- In this species, the flowers are abaxile, facing outward from the central stem.
- The abaxile orientation of the branches gave the tree a spreading shape.
- The abaxile arrangement of the leaves helps the plant capture more sunlight.
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