Axil

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The upper angle between a lateral organ, such as a leafstalk, and the stem that bears it.
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  • 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.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • 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.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The armpit, or axilla (which see).
  • n. In botany, the angle formed between the upper side of a leaf and the stem or branch to which it is attached; in cryptogams, the angle formed by the branching of a frond.
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  • n. the upper angle between an axis and an offshoot such as a branch or leafstalk
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    angle   
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    axile   
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    axilla   
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