axil
Syllables: ax·ilUK/ˈæk.sɪl/
axil noun: 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.
Noun
axil (plural axils)
- 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.
- Near-synonyms: crotch, fork
- Black crowberry. Empetrum nigrum. Crowberry Family. Fruit. — The black drupe is berrylike, globular, and incloses six to nine seedlike nutlets with a seed in each. The calyx is at the base and the stigma is at the apex. The drupes are solitary in the leaf axils. They are juicy, acid, edible, and...1905, Maude Gridley Peterson, How to Know Wild Fruits: A Guide to Plants When Not in Flower by Means of Fruit and Leaf (in English), Macmillan, page 202
axil meaning in Tamil and Indonesian
axil in Tamil
- இலைக்கக்கம், இலைக்கோணம், கக்கம், காம்புக்கவடு, கிளைக்கவடு, கணு இடுக்கு
axil in Indonesian
- angle or point of divergence
- ketiak daun
Synonyms of axil
Forms of axil
| plural | axils |
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Origin of axil
From Latin axilla. Doublet of axilla.
Words that rhyme with axil
Questions about axil
- What does axil mean?
- Axil means 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.
- What is axil in Tamil?
- Axil in Tamil is இலைக்கக்கம், இலைக்கோணம், கக்கம். See Axil meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is axil?
- Axil is a noun.
- How do you pronounce axil?
- Axil is pronounced /ˈæk.sɪl/ (UK).
- What is the plural of axil?
- The plural of axil is axils.
Words near axil in the dictionary
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