axile
in or of an axis.
Origin of axile
1Other words from axile
- sub·ax·ile, adjective
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How to use axile in a sentence
Capsule 2-celled, loculicidal, with each axile placenta bearing 2–10 flattish seeds.
Capsule 3–5-celled with axile placent, loculicidal or circumscissile, many-seeded.
Frond 7–11-nerved or more; rootlets several, with axile vascular tissue.
With two or more Cells and axile Placent, namely, with as many cells as there are carpels, that have united to compose the organ.
The Elements of Botany | Asa Grayaxile, aks′il, adj. lying in the axis of anything, as an embryo in the axis of a seed.
British Dictionary definitions for axile
/ (ˈæksɪl, -saɪl) /
botany of, relating to, or attached to the axis
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