Associations to the word «Adaxial»

Wiktionary

ADAXIAL, adjective. (botany) On the side that is towards the axis or central line, usually on the upper side.
ADAXIAL, adjective. (developmental biology) adjacent to the axis, or in vertebrates the notochord.

Dictionary definition

ADAXIAL, adjective. Nearest to or facing toward the axis of an organ or organism; "the upper side of a leaf is known as the adaxial surface".

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King