1. nearest to or facing toward the axis of an organ or organism; - Example: "the upper side of a leaf is known as the adaxial surface" [syn: adaxial, ventral]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
adaxial
adj 1: nearest to or facing toward the axis of an organ or
organism; "the upper side of a leaf is known as the
adaxial surface" [syn: adaxial, ventral] [ant:
abaxial, dorsal]