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axillary

Pronunciation: /akˈsɪləri/
Definition of axillary

adjective

  • 1 Anatomy relating to the armpit or a corresponding part:enlargement of the axillary lymph nodes
  • 2 Botany in or growing from an axil:axillary budsOften contrasted with terminal.

noun

  • (also axillary feather) Ornithology feathers growing from the axilla.

axillary in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of axillary in the US English dictionary