axillary

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Axillary prolification is the term applied to those cases wherein one or more adventitious buds spring from the axils of one or more of the parts of the flower.

From Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants by Masters, Maxwell T.

Axillary floral prolification of the flower.—As already stated, this is of more common occurrence than the formation of a leaf-bud in a similar situation.

From Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants by Masters, Maxwell T.

Axillary buds not superposed 2b, in RHAMNACEAE, p.

From The Plants of Michigan Simple Keys for the Identification of the Native Seed Plants of the State by Gleason, Henry Allan

Axillary incision: Diptera; an incision on inner margin of wing, near base, which separates the alula from the main part.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

Axillary Buds were formed on these annual shoots early in the summer.

From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa