Meaning & use
Axile
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Situated in or belonging to the central axis of a plant structure, especially describing seed placement in a flower's ovary.
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In axile placentation, the seeds attach along a central column at the core of the ovary.
The botanist examined the axile arrangement of ovules under the microscope.
A note on using this word
Axile is a specialized botanical term derived from 'axis,' used mainly to describe how ovules are arranged within a plant's ovary.
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