Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The upper angle between a lateral organ, such as a leaf, and the stem that bears it.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The armpit, or axilla (which see).
- noun In botany, the angle formed between the upper side of a leaf and the stem or branch to which it is attached; in cryptogams, the angle formed by the branching of a frond.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) 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.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun botany The
angle or point ofdivergence between the upper side of abranch ,leaf , orpetiole , and the stem or branch from which it springs.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the upper angle between an axis and an offshoot such as a branch or leafstalk
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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In the first place, a slit is made on each side and above and below a leaf which has a healthy bud in its axil, that is, just between the foot-stalk of the leaf and the branch on which it grows.
The Lady's Country Companion: or, How to Enjoy a Country Life Rationally Jane 1845
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Some lilies produce bulbils that grow along the stems at the leaf axil.
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We've been down this road so many damn times the wagon wheel tracks are so deep the axil is dragging the ground.
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Dad parking the orange van in the car park which was a bumpy lumpy field with me stating we'd probably get stuck I shall say no more about this other than when it came time to leave - guess who had to sit over the rear axil?
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There is still lots of white showing at the leaf blade axil where the flower stalk emerges, at first quite pale then darkening as it lengthens.
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We've been down this road so many damn times the wagon wheel tracks are so deep the axil is dragging the ground.
Election Central | Talking Points Memo | New National Obama Ad: "Inspiring" 2009
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McCain practices his evil eye for his first meeting with an axil of evil.
Beat 360° 9/29/08 2008
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When TA breaks an axil on his SUV from a pothole, he'll be the first to complain.
A True Fable: Ownership Society Failure Hits Home, Park and Street Ellen Beth Gill 2007
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When the tads hatch, they are transported to a water-filled bromeliad axil.
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When the tads hatch, they are transported to a water-filled bromeliad axil.
Elephants 2007
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