axillary bud

American  

noun

Botany.

1. a bud that is borne at the axil of a leaf and is capable of developing into a branch shoot or flower cluster.

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axillary bud Scientific  

/ ăk′sə-lĕr′ē /

1. See under bud

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Example Sentences

An axillary bud is usually found in the axil—the area between the base of a leaf and the stem—where it can give rise to a branch or a flower.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Botanists have discovered that money is not only the root of all evil, but also its hypocotyl, petiole and axillary bud.

From Washington Post • Feb. 17, 2022

Spine of Cockspur Thorn, developed from an axillary bud, as the leaf-scar below witnesses: an accessory leaf-bud is seen at its base.

From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa

The bundle is surrounded at the base by a short sheath, formed of the delicate scales of the axillary bud.

From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa

This axillary bud may grow during the time the leaf remains on the tree, and afterward the growth of the strongest one of the others may give the tree two branches almost together.

From Trees of the Northern United States Their Study, Description and Determination by Apgar, A. C. (Austin Craig)