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Glossary of Botanical Terms:

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axile: (1) on the axis; (2) of placentation, with the placentas and ovules along the central axis of the ovary in a compound ovary with septa, Fig. 13 C & D.



Fig. 13. Ovary Placentation. Ovaries in cross section above ovaries in longitudinal section. A, marginal; B, parietal; C, axile, ovary with 2 loculi; D, axile, ovary with 3 loculi; E, free-central; F, free-central; G, apical; H, basal.
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