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Axel Heiberg Island
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axil
ax·il [ áks'l ] (plural ax·ils)


noun 
Definition:
 
space between leaf and stem: the space between a leaf or branch and the stem to which it is attached
[Late 18th century. < Latin axilla (see axilla)]
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