"axil" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈæk.sɪl/ [UK, US], /ˈæk.səl/ [UK, US] Forms: axils [plural]
Rhymes: -æksəl Etymology: Latin axilla. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|axilla}} Latin axilla Head templates: {{en-noun}} axil (plural axils)
  1. (botany) 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. Wikipedia link: axil Categories (topical): Botany Synonyms: axilla Related terms: axillar, axillary, axile Translations (angle or point of divergence): axil·la [feminine] (Catalan), aisselle [feminine] (French), Blattachsel [feminine] (German), axelo (Ido), ascaill [feminine] (Irish), 잎겨드랑이 (ipgyeodeurang'i) (Korean), axila [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-axil-en-noun-3jwL1XK~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

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