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axil (s) (noun), axils (pl)
In plants, an upper angle or point of separation between the upper side of a branch, leaf, flower, or stalk of a leaf, and the stem or branch from which it grows: The axils of seed plants usually contain one or more axillary, or lateral, buds, from which a leaf shoot or a flower, thorn, or tendril may develop.

An axil is known as the angle that is formed by a leaf or branch with the stem.

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(Latin: armpit; angle; borrowed directly from Latin ala which meant both "wing" and "the hollow under a wing or an arm")
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axillo-, axill-, axil-
Latin: armpit; angle; borrowed directly from Latin ala which meant both "wing" and "the hollow under a wing or an arm"; in this unit.