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a combining form meaning “axis”: axial; axilemma.

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In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…

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candypuff

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Also axo-; especially before a vowel, ax- .

Origin of axi-

Combining form representing Latin axis “axle, wheel”; cognate with Greek áxōn, Sanskrit ákṣas, Lithuanian ašìs, Old Church Slavonic osĭ, Old English eax

Words nearby axi-

Axel Heiberg, Axelrod, axeman, axenic, axes, axi-, axial, axial-flow, axial-flow compressor, axial skeleton, axial strain

How to use axi- in a sentence

Stylus maximus, petaloideus, trilobus, lobo medio longiore axi incrassata desinente in stigma obtusum simplex!
Expedition into Central Australia|Charles Sturt