: the angle between a branch or leaf and the axis from which it arises
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In plain-speak, the axil of the main power source of the watch was just loose enough back in the day that moving the mechanism created inconsistent performance (this has largely been solved through precision machining, modern lubrication compounds, and synthetic rubies).
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Blake Buettner, Robb Report, 10 Jan. 2025
The flowers are located in the axils of the leaves or in very loose spikes with the flowers separated along the stem.
—Betty Cahill, The Denver Post, 11 June 2024
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Blake Buettner, Robb Report, 10 Jan. 2025
The flowers are located in the axils of the leaves or in very loose spikes with the flowers separated along the stem.
—Betty Cahill, The Denver Post, 11 June 2024
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“Axil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/axil. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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