axile
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- subaxile adjective
Etymology
Origin of axile
Example Sentences
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Adhesion of foliar to axile organs.—The appendicular organs may likewise be found united to the axile ones.
From Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants by Masters, Maxwell T.
Excrescences from axile organs—Warts.—In a preceding paragraph the formation of gnaurs has been alluded to.
From Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants by Masters, Maxwell T.
Capsule 2-celled, loculicidal, with each axile placenta bearing 2–10 flattish seeds. b.
From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa
II.—Atrophy 454CHAPTER I.Abortion 455Abortion of axile organs, 455—Of receptacle, 457—Of leaves, 458—Of perianth, calyx, and corolla, 460—Of stamens, 463—Of pollen, 463—Of pistil, fruit, &c.,
From Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants by Masters, Maxwell T.
Embryo straight and axile, with foliaceous cotyledons.—Annuals or perennials, with radical or alternate or whorled entire leaves, without stipules.
From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa
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