axillary

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   relating to or situated in the axilla or armpit

   The physician examined the axillary lymph nodes beneath the patient's arm.

2. 2
   adj

   ornithology: situated beneath a bird's wing near where it joins the body

   The bird's pale axillary feathers were visible only in flight.

3. 3
   adj

   botany: growing from or situated in the axil where a leaf or branch meets a stem

   An axillary bud formed between the leaf and the main stem.

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From Latin axilla ("armpit") + -ary. Ornithology applies the anatomical term to the underwing region, while botany transfers the same armpit-like image to the angle between a leaf or branch and its stem.

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