What is 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. Gray called?
axil — 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. Gray. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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