axil

See also: áxil

English

Etymology

Latin axilla.

Pronunciation

(UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈæk.sɪl/, /ˈæk.səl/

Noun

axil (plural axils)

(botany) 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.

Synonyms

axilla

Related terms

Translations

angle or point of divergence

French: aisselle (fr) f
German: Blattachsel (de) f
Ido: axelo (io)

Irish: ascaill f
Korean: 잎겨드랑이 (ipgeodeurangi)
Spanish: axilar f

See also

axile

Anagrams

Alix

Middle English

Alternative forms

auxil, axle

Etymology

From a conflation of Old English eax and Old Norse öxull.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈaksəl/

Noun

axil (plural axils)

axle (pole which a wheel revolves around)

Derived terms

axiltre

Descendants

English: axle
Scots: aixle

References

“axel (n.(2))” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-25.

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