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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the upper angle between an axis and an offshoot such as a branch or leafstalk;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Axil \Ax"il\ ([a^]ks"[i^]l), 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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

axil n 1: the upper angle between an axis and an offshoot such as a branch or leafstalk