Axil Definition

ăksĭl
noun
The upper angle between a lateral organ, such as a leaf, and the stem that bears it.
American Heritage
The upper angle formed by a leaf, twig, etc. and the stem from which it grows.
Webster's New World

(botany) 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.

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Other Word Forms of Axil

Noun

Singular:
axil
Plural:
axils

Origin of Axil

  • Latin axilla armpit

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Latin axilla.

    From Wiktionary

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