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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Alar :: Alar (a.) Axillary; in the fork or axil.
Supermedial :: Supermaxillary (a.) Supermaxillary.
Flagellum :: Flagellum (v. t.) A lashlike appendage of a crustacean, esp. the terminal ortion of the antennae and the epipodite of the maxilipeds. See Maxilliped..
Maxillary :: Maxillary (a.) Pertaining to either the upper or the lower jaw, but now usually applied to the upper jaw only..
Praemaxilla :: Praemaxilla (n.) See Premaxilla.
Pit :: Pit (n.) The hollow place under the shoulder or arm; the axilla, or armpit..
Stipes :: Stipes (n.) The second joint of a maxilla of an insect or a crustacean.
Interaxillary :: Interaxillary (a.) Situated within or between the axils of leaves.
Intermaxillary :: Intermaxillary (a.) Between the maxillary bones.
Symmetral :: Symbranchii (n. pl.) An order of slender eel-like fishes having the gill openings confluent beneath the neck. The pectoral arch is generally attached to the skull, and the entire margin of the upper jaw is formed by the premaxillary. Called also Symbranchia..
Securipalp :: Securipalp (n.) One of a family of beetles having the maxillary palpi terminating in a hatchet-shaped joint.
Intraaxillary :: Intraaxillary (a.) Situated below the point where a leaf joins the stem.
Olive :: Olive (n.) A tree (Olea Europaea) with small oblong or elliptical leaves, axillary clusters of flowers, and oval, one-seeded drupes. The tree has been cultivated for its fruit for thousands of years, and its branches are the emblems of peace. The wood is yellowish brown and beautifully variegated..
Extraaxillar :: Extraaxillar (a.) Alt. of Extraaxillar.
Gnathite :: Gnathite (n.) Any one of the mouth appendages of the Arthropoda. They are known as mandibles, maxillae, and maxillipeds..
Verticillaster :: Verticillaster (a.) A whorl of flowers apparently of one cluster, but composed of two opposite axillary cymes, as in mint. See Illust. of Whorl..
Mandible :: Mandible (n.) The bone, or principal bone, of the lower jaw; the inferior maxilla; -- also applied to either the upper or the lower jaw in the beak of birds..
Palpus :: Palpus (n.) A feeler; especially, one of the jointed sense organs attached to the mouth organs of insects, arachnids, crustaceans, and annelids; as, the mandibular palpi, maxillary palpi, and labial palpi. The palpi of male spiders serve as sexual organs. Called also palp. See Illust. of Arthrogastra and Orthoptera..
Maxilliform :: Maxilliform (a.) Having the form, or structure, of a maxilla..
Abaxile :: Abaxile (a.) Away from the axis or central line; eccentric.
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