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Axil

/ˈæk.səl/

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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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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pectoralnoun	A covering or protection for the breast.
axillanoun	The armpit, or the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder.
apexnoun	The highest or the greatest part of something, especially forming a point.
bulbilnoun	(botany) A bulb-shaped bud in the place of a flower or in a leaf axil.
acumennoun	Quickness of perception or discernment; penetration of mind; the faculty of nice discrimination; acuity of mind.
axisnoun	(geometry) An imaginary line around which an object spins (an axis of rotation) or is symmetrically arranged (an axis of symmetry).
axitenoun	(uncountable) A type of smokeless gunpowder.
aculeusnoun	A sting.
apiculumnoun	(botany) A short, slender, flexible point
bractnoun	(botany) A leaf or leaf-like structure from the axil out of which a stalk of a flower or an inflorescence arises.
aciclenoun	Synonym of acicula.
acrospirenoun	(botany) The sprout at the end of a seed when it begins to germinate.
acrophorenoun	(botany) A stem or stalk that is apical.
aciculumnoun	(botany, zoology) A needlelike spine or bristle, specially the seta of an annelid
apsaclinenoun	(biology, of brachiopods) The part of a shell in which the interarea is at an angle of between 90° and 180° to the plane of commissure
diaphysisnoun	(anatomy) The central shaft of any long bone.
boursenoun	A stock exchange.
bracteanoun	Alternative form of bract. [(botany) A leaf or leaf-like structure from the axil out of which a stalk of a flower or an inflorescence arises.]
axophytenoun	(botany) Any plant with an axis or stem
paraphysisnoun	(botany) A minute jointed filament growing among the archegonia and antheridia of mosses, or with the spore cases, etc., of other flowerless plants.