1.
[syn: axillary, alar]
2. of or relating to the armpit;
- Example: "axillary gland"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Axillary \Ax"il*la*ry\ ([a^]ks"[i^]l*l[asl]*r[y^]), a. [See
Axil.]
1. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the axilla or armpit; as,
axillary gland, artery, nerve.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Bot.) Situated in, or rising from, an axil; of or
pertaining to an axil. "Axillary buds." --Gray.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
axillary
adj 1: of or relating to the axil [syn: axillary, alar]
2: of or relating to the armpit; "axillary gland"