▪ I. axil Bot.
(ˈæksɪl)
[ad. L. axilla: see below; cf. mod.F. axille.]
The upper angle between a leaf or petiole and the stem from which it springs; also that between a branch and the trunk.
| 1794 Martyn Rousseau's Bot. v. 50 Branches which grow from their alæ or axils. 1872 H. Macmillan True Vine v. 210 The buds of plants almost always grow in the axil. |
▪ II. axil(e, -tre
obs. forms of axle, -tree.