axillary

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English

Etymology

Alteration by association with -ary of the French axillaire (of the axilla), itself an alteration of the earlier forms aisselliere and aissellaire, both from the assumed Latin etymon *axillāris, from axilla (armpit), diminutive form of the assumed *axula.

Pronunciation

Adjective

axillary (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the axilla or armpit.
  2. (botany) Situated in, or rising from, an axil; relating to an axil.

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Noun

axillary (plural axillaries)

  1. Alternative form of axillar

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