ventral

adj. of or near the belly

adj. ventral, front

adj. ventral, of or near the belly

adj. ventral, of or near the belly

(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.