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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.


axillary bud Scientific  
/ ăksə-lĕr′ē /
  1. See under bud


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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

One argument that has been adduced in support of the axillary bud theory is derived from the Palaeozoic type Cordaites, in which each ovule occurs on an axis borne in the axil of a bract.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various

The internodes are cylindrical and somewhat flattened on the side towards the axillary bud.

From A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses by Rangachari, K.

An axillary bud also found that may produce a branch the same year as the leaf.

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

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