AXIL

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("axil" is a kind of...):

angle (the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians)

Derivation:

axillary (of or relating to the axil)

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