{ } a. [ L. ab + axis axle. ] (Bot.) Away from the axis or central line; eccentric. Balfour. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Situated in the axis of anything; as an embryo which lies in the axis of a seed. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Tetra- + axile. ] (Zool.) Having four branches diverging at right angles; -- said of certain spicules of sponges. [ 1913 Webster ]