axillary

[ ak-suh-ler-ee ]
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adjective
  1. Anatomy, Ornithology. pertaining to the axilla.

  2. Botany. pertaining to or growing from the axil.

noun,plural ax·il·lar·ies.
  1. Ornithology. axillar.

Origin of axillary

1
First recorded in 1605–15; axill(a) + -ary

Other words from axillary

  • in·ter·ax·il·lar·y, adjective
  • post·ax·il·lar·y, adjective
  • su·per·ax·il·lar·y, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for axillary

axillary

/ (ækˈsɪlərɪ) /


adjective
  1. of, relating to, or near the armpit

  2. botany growing in or related to the axil: an axillary bud

nounplural -laries
  1. Also called: axillar (ækˈsɪlə, ˈæksɪlə) (usually plural) one of the feathers growing from the axilla of a bird's wing

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