n. [ L. axilla. Cf. Axle. ] (Bot.) 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Situated in the axis of anything; as an embryo which lies in the axis of a seed. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n.;
a. Axillary. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ See Axil. ]