- (a.) Of, pertaining to or situated near, the belly or ventral side, of an animal or of one of its parts; hemal; abdominal; as, the ventral fin of a fish; the ventral root of a spinal nerve; -- opposed to dorsal.
- (a.) Of or pertaining to the lower side or surface of a creeping moss or other low flowerless plant. Opposed to dorsal.
- (a.) Of or pertaining to that surface of a carpel, petal, etc., which faces toward the center of a flower.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
| APA | Webster's. (2011). ventral. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/ventral/definitions/2079127 |
| Chicago | Webster's. 2011. "ventral" http://smartdefine.org/ventral/definitions/2079127 (accessed September 21, 2026). |
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| MLA | Webster's. "ventral" 28 May 2011. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/ventral/definitions/2079127> |