different between axil vs phytotelma

English

Etymology

Latin axilla.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /?æk.s?l/, /?æk.s?l/

Noun

axil (plural axils)

1. (botany) The angle or point of divergence between the upper side of a branch, leaf, or petiole, and the stem or branch from which it springs.

Synonyms

• axilla

Related terms

• axillar
• axillary

Translations

See also

• axile

Anagrams

• Alix

Middle English

Alternative forms

• auxil, axle

Etymology

From a conflation of Old English eax and Old Norse ?xull.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?aks?l/

Noun

axil (plural axils)

1. axle (pole which a wheel revolves around)

Derived terms

• axiltre

Descendants

• English: axle
• Scots: aixle

References

• “axel, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-25.

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *?gïl. Compare Turkish a??l.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???x?l/

Noun

axil m (Arabic spelling ?????)

1. fenced-in area for sheep or cattle, pen, corral

Declension

References

• Chyet, Michael L. (2003) , “axil”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary, with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ????? (phutón, “plant”) + ????? (télma, “pond”).

Noun

phytotelma (plural phytotelmata)

1. (biology) A small, water-filled cavity in a tree or any similar environment such as the axil of a bromeliad

Derived terms

• phytotelmatic
• phytotelmic