abumbrellar

abumbrellar
abumbrellar, a. Zool.
(ˌæbʌmˈbrɛlə(r))
[mod. f. L. ab away from + umbrella, applied to the disk of Acalepha: cf. abactinal, aboral.]
In sea-blubbers: pertaining to that surface of the velum or marginal ridge, which is turned away from the ‘umbrella’ or disc, in opposition to the adumbrellar surface which faces the ‘umbrella.’

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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