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Axil

Axil Meaning & Definition
Axil Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Axil?

[n] the upper angle between an axis and an offshoot such as a branch or leafstalk

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Axil In Webster's Dictionary

\Ax"il\, n. [L. axilla. Cf. {Axle}.] (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. --Gray.

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