Axestone

( Min.) A green variety of jade found in New Zealand, and on the banks of the Amazons, and used by the natives for making hatchets. Ax'holme, (ISLE OF,) a fertile district of England, in the county of Lincoln, insulated by the rivers Trent, Idle, and Don. It contains 47,800 acres. Ax'ial, a . Pertaining, or having resemblance to, an axis. Ax'ially, adv . In relation to, or in a line with, an axis. Axiferous, a. [Lat. axis , and ferre , to bear.] ( Bot .) Applied to plants which have an axis or stem. Ax'il, Axilla, n . [Lat. azilla , the armpit; Fr. a is selle .] (Anat.) The cavity under the upper part of the arm, called the arm- pit . It is covered with hair, contains much areolar membrane, lymphatic ganglions, important ve els and nerves, and numerous sebaceous follicles, furnishing an odorous secretion. ( Bot .) The angle formed by the branch and stem of a plant, or by the leaf with either, on the upper side. Ax'ile, a . ( Bot .) Belonging to the axis. Ax'illar, a . Same as AXILLARY. Ax'illary, a . ( Anat . ) Of or belonging to the axilla; as, the axillary arteries, nerves, or veins. ( Bot .) Belonging to or growing in the axil; as, an az illary bud. Ax'im, a town of W. Africa, on the Guinea coast, 73 m. W. of Cape Coast Castle. A. was taken by the Portuguese in 1642, and restored to the Dutch (its original po e ors) by the treaty of Westphalia. The Dutch have a garrison here.