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of, relating to, or near the armpit
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botany growing in or related to the axil
an axillary bud
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Axillary floral prolification of the flower.—As already stated, this is of more common occurrence than the formation of a leaf-bud in a similar situation.
From Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants by Masters, Maxwell T.
Axillary lobe: the sclerite covering the base of the wing in Diptera; see also alula and posterior lobe.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.
Axillary incision: Diptera; an incision on inner margin of wing, near base, which separates the alula from the main part.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.
Axillary buds superposed, i. e., with a second one just above the first 1b, in AQUIFOLIACEAE, p.
From The Plants of Michigan Simple Keys for the Identification of the Native Seed Plants of the State by Gleason, Henry Allan
Axillary buds not superposed 2b, in RHAMNACEAE, p.
From The Plants of Michigan Simple Keys for the Identification of the Native Seed Plants of the State by Gleason, Henry Allan
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