Axillary bud

embryonic shoot located in the axil of a leaf or branches

An axillary bud is an embryonic shoot which is between the stem and petiole of a plant.[1]

A bud in the axil of a leaf

References

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  1. Bell, Adrian D. (2008). Plant form : an illustrated guide to flowering plant morphology. Alan Bryan (New ed.). Portland, Or.: Timber Press. ISBN 978-0-88192-850-1. OCLC 173367418.