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Webster 1913 Edition
Axil
Ax′il
(ăks′ĭl)
, Noun.
[L.
axilla
. Cf. Axle
.] (Bot.)
The angle or point of divergence between the upper side of a branch, leaf, or petiole, and the stem or branch from which it springs.
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Webster 1828 Edition
Axil
AX'IL
,Noun.
1.
The armpit; a cavity under the upper part of the arm or shoulder.2.
In botany, the space or angle formed by a branch with the stem, or by a leaf with the stem or branch.Definition 2024
axil
axil
See also: áxil
English
Noun
axil (plural axils)
- (botany) The angle or point of divergence between the upper side of a branch, leaf, or petiole, and the stem or branch from which it springs.
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Translations
angle or point of divergence
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