(For a leaf) On the side that is away from the axis or central line.
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Examples for "abaxial "
Examples for "abaxial "
1 The establishment of abaxial - adaxial polarity has not been studied in perennial fruit crops.
2 The establishment of abaxial - adaxial polarity is an important feature of the development of lateral organs in plants.
3 Taken together, these findings explain how adaxial - abaxial polarity patterns the mediolateral axis and subsequent lateral expansion of leaves.
4 Uredinia appeared on the abaxial surface of leaves 7 dpi and the morphology of isolated urediniospores was consistent with the original inoculum.
5 Uredinia formed on the abaxial leaf surface seven days post inoculation (dpi) and then developed primarily on the adaxial leaf surfaces.
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