awl-shaped
Tapering upward from the base to a slender or rigid point.
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AWL-SHAPED -- A narrow leaf which tapers to a stiff point.
AXIL -- The angle between the upper surface of a leaf or leaf stalk and the stem that carries it. A growth or flower bud ("axillary bud") often appears in the axil.
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Awl-shaped and scale-like leaves - very reduced leaves, as in Platycladus orientalis (arbor vitae), Taxodium ascendens (pond cypress), and adult Juniperus silicicola (red cedar).
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AWL-SHAPED: A narrow leaf which tapers to a stiff point.
AXIL: Axillary bud occurrs in the axil or angle of leaf and stem; and axillary shoot which grows from the axil or angle of leaf and stem ...
The evergreen leaves are awl-shaped, as found in junipers, but are a quarter-inch long. They're spirally arranged around the young branches and persist for 4-5 years.
(L. subula, an awl) awl-shaped; slender and tapering gradually to a fine point.succulent search for term- n. (L. succus, juice) juicy; full of juice or sap.suffruticulose search for term- a.
 See also: Dense, Flower, Foliage, Consumer, Horticulturist
  
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