Definition of axil

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Axil (n.) 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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Submaxillary :: Submaxillary (a.) Situated under the maxilla, or lower jaw; inframaxillary; as, the submaxillary gland..
Incisive :: Incisive (a.) Of or pertaining to the incisors; incisor; as, the incisive bones, the premaxillaries..
Infra-axillary :: Infra-axillary (a.) Situated below the axil, as a bud..
Myrtle :: Myrtle (n.) A species of the genus Myrtus, especially Myrtus communis. The common myrtle has a shrubby, upright stem, eight or ten feet high. Its branches form a close, full head, thickly covered with ovate or lanceolate evergreen leaves. It has solitary axillary white or rosy flowers, followed by black several-seeded berries. The ancients considered it sacred to Venus. The flowers, leaves, and berries are used variously in perfumery and as a condiment, and the beautifully mottled wood is used i
Inframaxillary :: Inframaxillary (a.) Under the lower jaw; submaxillary; as, the inframaxillary nerve..
Intermaxilla :: Intermaxilla (n.) See Premaxilla.
Abaxial :: Abaxial (a.) Alt. of Abaxil.
Axilla :: Axilla (n.) The armpit, or the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder..
Paxillus :: Paxillus (n.) One of a peculiar kind of spines covering the surface of certain starfishes. They are pillarlike, with a flattened summit which is covered with minute spinules or granules. See Illustration in Appendix..
Schizognathous :: Schizognathous (a.) Having the maxillo-palatine bones separate from each other and from the vomer, which is pointed in front, as in the gulls, snipes, grouse, and many other birds..
Suprabranchial :: Supra-axillary (a.) Growing above the axil; inserted above the axil, as a peduncle. See Suprafoliaceous..
Posterior :: Posterior (a.) On the side next the axis of inflorescence; -- said of an axillary flower.
Clove :: Clove (n.) One of the small bulbs developed in the axils of the scales of a large bulb, as in the case of garlic..
Supermaxillary :: Supermaxilla (n.) The supermaxilla.
Supramaxillary :: Supramaxillary (a.) Situated over the lower jaw; as, the supramaxillary nerve..
Endopodite :: Endopodite (n.) The internal or principal branch of the locomotive appendages of Crustacea. See Maxilliped.
Paxillose :: Paxillose (a.) Resembling a little stake.
Securipalp :: Securipalp (n.) One of a family of beetles having the maxillary palpi terminating in a hatchet-shaped joint.
Moneywort :: Moneywort (n.) A trailing plant (Lysimachia Nummularia), with rounded opposite leaves and solitary yellow flowers in their axils..
Brooklime :: Brooklime (n.) A plant (Veronica Beccabunga), with flowers, usually blue, in axillary racemes. The American species is V. Americana..
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