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The angle or point of divergence between the upper side of a branch, leaf, or petiole, and the stem or branch from which it springs.

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  1. n. The angle or point of divergence between the upper side of a branch, leaf, or petiole, and the stem or branch from which it springs.
  2. n. the upper angle between an axis and an offshoot such as a branch or leafstalk
  3. The angle or point of divergence between the upper side of a branch, leaf, or petiole, and the stem or branch from which it springs. Gray.
  4. The angle or point of divergence between the upper side of abranch, leaf, or petiole, and the stem or branch from which itsprings. Gray.
  5. n. the upper angle between an axis and an offshoot such as a branch or leafstalk