axi-

a combining form meaning “axis”:
axial; axilemma.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of axi-¹

Combining form representing Latin axis “axle, wheel”; cognate with Greek áxōn, Sanskrit ákṣas, Lithuanian ašìs, Old Church Slavonic osĭ, Old English eax

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Example Sentences

Stylus maximus, petaloideus, trilobus, lobo medio longiore axi incrassata desinente in stigma obtusum simplex!

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