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Dorsiventral

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

(Lat. dorsum, the back, venter, the belly), a term used to describe an organ which has two surfaces differing from each other in appearance and structure, as an ordinary leaf.

Bibliography Information
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Dorsiventral'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​d/dorsiventral.html. 1910.