axillary bud

noun

, Botany.

1. a bud that is borne at the axil of a leaf and is capable of developing into a branch shoot or flower cluster.

axillary bud

/ ăk′sə-lĕr′ē /

1. See under bud

Example Sentences

Botanists have discovered that money is not only the root of all evil, but also its hypocotyl, petiole and axillary bud.

From Washington Post

One argument that has been adduced in support of the axillary bud theory is derived from the Palaeozoic type Cordaites, in which each ovule occurs on an axis borne in the axil of a bract.

From Project Gutenberg

Spines may be reduced and indurated leaves; as in the Barberry, where their nature is revealed by their situation, underneath an axillary bud.

From Project Gutenberg

Spine of Cockspur Thorn, developed from an axillary bud, as the leaf-scar below witnesses: an accessory leaf-bud is seen at its base.

From Project Gutenberg

A piece of the running rootstock of the Peppermint, with its node or joint, and an axillary bud ready to grow.

From Project Gutenberg