noun
- Plural of axil; the angle between a leaf or branch and the stem or trunk from which it grows.
Usage: Commonly used in botany and plant biology.
Examples
- The buds formed in the axils of the leaves.
- Flowers often develop in the axils where branches meet the main stem.
- Botanists examined the axils to identify new growth points.
- The plant's axils showed signs of disease.
- Small leaves sprouted from the axils of the larger ones.