axil

Definitions

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.

Equivalents

Examples

“Near-synonyms: crotch, fork”

“Black crowberry. Empetrum nigrum. Crowberry Family. Fruit. — The black drupe is berrylike, globular, and incloses six to nine seedlike nutlets with a seed in each. The calyx is at the base⟳ and the stigma is at the apex. The drupes are solitary in the leaf axils. They are juicy, acid, edible, and serve⟳ as food for the Arctic birds.”

CEFR level