Glossary of Palm Terms

http://eunops.org/content/glossary-palm-terms    

Based on the glossary in Dransfield, J., N.W. Uhl, C.B. Asmussen-Lange, W.J. Baker, M.M. Harley & C.E. Lewis. 2008. Genera Palmarum - Evolution and Classification of the Palms. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

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Abaxial — the side of an organ that faces away from the axis which bears it, e.g., the under surface of a leaf, the lower surface of the petiole, or the outer surface of a tubular bract.