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Axil

noun
1.
The upper angle between an axis and an offshoot such as a branch or leafstalk.



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... fruits erect on their stems; one of them is more than an inch in diameter either way, sturdy and unblemished; another shows deformity due to insect puncture; the third remains small and presently will drop. A scar in the leaf-axil marks the failure of another flower. Four blossoms were in this cluster, but only one fruit now has a chance to come to uninjured maturity, and two have already failed. The big apple has now lost most ...
— The Apple-Tree - The Open Country Books—No. 1 • L. H. Bailey


Words linked to "Axil" :   angle, axillary


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