axile

(aksil, -sīl′)

adjective

Bot. in or of the axis

Origin: ax(is) + -ile

See axile in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
Situated along the central axis of an ovary having two or more locules: axile placentation.

Origin:

Origin: ax(is)

Origin: + -ile1

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