Plural of axil; the angles or spaces where leaves branch off from a plant's stem.
From Latin 'axilla' (armpit, angle), pluralized in English with '-s.' The term was adopted in botany to describe the structural angles in plants.
A single plant might have hundreds of axils, and in each one, a tiny bud might grow—understanding axils is key to why gardeners prune in certain places to create bushier plants.
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