adaxial

Definition

On the side that is towards the axis or central line, usually on the upper side.

Etymology

From ad- + axial.

Example Sentences

• "[…]it has been transformed, except in a few taxa where lobules are always explanate, into a galeate water-sac, which is formed wholly from the lobule, with the external surface from the adaxial leaf surface."
• "In zebrafish, the adaxial cells are precursors to the embryonic slow muscle fibers."