Adaxial and Dorsal

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Adaxial adjective - Nearest to or facing toward the axis of an organ or organism.

Usage example: the upper side of a leaf is known as the adaxial surface

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Dorsal is an antonym for adaxial.

Dorsal adjective - Facing away from the axis of an organ or organism.

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Adaxial is an antonym for dorsal.

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