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axial rotation |
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axil
| axile
| axile placentation
| axilla
| axillar
| axillaries
axil
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun axil has 1 sense
- axil(n = noun.plant) Array - the upper angle between an axis and an offshoot such as a branch or leafstalk; Array is a kind of angle
Derived form adjective axillary1
CIDE DICTIONARY
axil, n. [L. axilla. Cf. Axle.].
The angle or point of divergence between the upper side of a branch, leaf, or petiole, and the stem or branch from which it springs. Gray. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
axil, n. the upper angle between a leaf and the stem it springs from, or between a branch and the trunk.
Etymology
L axilla: see AXILLA
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