axil

[ ak-sil ]

noun

, Botany.

1. the angle between the upper side of a leaf or stem and the supporting stem or branch.

axil

/ ˈæksɪl /

noun

1. the angle between the upper surface of a branch or leafstalk and the stem from which it grows

axil

/ ăk′sĭl /

1. The angle between the upper side of a leaf or stem and the stem or branch that supports it. A bud is usually found in the axil.

Word History and Origins

Origin of axil¹

First recorded in 1785–95, axil is from the Latin word axilla armpit

Word History and Origins

Origin of axil¹

C18: from Latin axilla armpit

Example Sentences

The specimen from Chinaj was found in water in the axil of a large elephant-ear plant (Xanthosoma) by day in March.

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A lateral bud is one situated on the side of a twig in the axil of a leaf-scar.

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Rising out of the axil of each leaf are buds, of graduated size and development up to the open blossom.

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In every bud examined which contained a flower, there was an axillary bud in the axil of the last, or next to the last, leaf.

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The flower-scar is on the summit of the axis, and often apparently in the axil of a branch, as in Horsechestnut.

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