axillary

[ ak-suh-ler-ee ]

/ ˈæk səˌlɛr i /

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adjective

Anatomy, Ornithology. pertaining to the axilla.

Botany. pertaining to or growing from the axil.

noun, plural ax·il·lar·ies.

Ornithology. axillar.

Origin of axillary

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

OTHER WORDS FROM axillary

in·ter·ax·il·lar·y, adjectivepost·ax·il·lar·y, adjectivesu·per·ax·il·lar·y, adjective

Words nearby axillary

axil, axile, axilemma, axilla, axillar, axillary, axillary artery, axillary bud, axillary cataract, axillary cavity, axillary fossa

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Example sentences from the Web for axillary

An axillary flower stands between the bract or leaf which subtends it and the axis or stem which bears this bract or leaf.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray
The flowers are small, rose-coloured, and generally grow in pairs on axillary stalks.
Field and Woodland Plants|William S. Furneaux
The axillary glands are still enlarged, though less so than formerly.
Vegetable Diet: As Sanctioned by Medical Men, and by Experience in All Ages|William Andrus Alcott
The axillary branches in like manner showed traces of cleavage.
Vegetable Teratology|Maxwell T. Masters

Its fragrant little yellow flowers are in whorled, axillary cymes, each cluster having from six to eight blossoms.
Field and Woodland Plants|William S. Furneaux

British Dictionary definitions for axillary

axillary

/ (ækˈsɪlərɪ) /

adjective

of, relating to, or near the armpit

botany growing in or related to the axilan axillary bud

noun plural -laries

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

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Medical definitions for axillary

axillary

[ ăk′sə-lĕr′ē ]

n.

Relating to the axilla.

单词	axillary
释义	axillary [ ak-suh-ler-ee ] / ˈæk səˌlɛr i / SEE SYNONYMS FOR axillary ON THESAURUS.COM adjective Anatomy, Ornithology. pertaining to the axilla. Botany. pertaining to or growing from the axil. noun, plural ax·il·lar·ies. Ornithology. axillar. Origin of axillary First recorded in 1605–15; axill(a) + -ary OTHER WORDS FROM axillary in·ter·ax·il·lar·y, adjectivepost·ax·il·lar·y, adjectivesu·per·ax·il·lar·y, adjective Words nearby axillary axil, axile, axilemma, axilla, axillar, axillary, axillary artery, axillary bud, axillary cataract, axillary cavity, axillary fossa Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for axillary An axillary flower stands between the bract or leaf which subtends it and the axis or stem which bears this bract or leaf. The Elements of Botany\|Asa Gray The flowers are small, rose-coloured, and generally grow in pairs on axillary stalks. Field and Woodland Plants\|William S. Furneaux The axillary glands are still enlarged, though less so than formerly. Vegetable Diet: As Sanctioned by Medical Men, and by Experience in All Ages\|William Andrus Alcott The axillary branches in like manner showed traces of cleavage. Vegetable Teratology\|Maxwell T. Masters Its fragrant little yellow flowers are in whorled, axillary cymes, each cluster having from six to eight blossoms. Field and Woodland Plants\|William S. Furneaux British Dictionary definitions for axillary axillary / (ækˈsɪlərɪ) / adjective of, relating to, or near the armpit botany growing in or related to the axilan axillary bud noun plural -laries Also called: axillar (ækˈsɪlə, ˈæksɪlə) (usually plural) one of the feathers growing from the axilla of a bird's wing Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to axillary alar, alary Medical definitions for axillary axillary [ ăk′sə-lĕr′ē ] n. Relating to the axilla. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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axillary

adjective

noun, plural ax·il·lar·ies.

Origin of axillary

OTHER WORDS FROM axillary

Words nearby axillary

Example sentences from the Web for axillary

British Dictionary definitions for axillary

adjective

noun plural -laries

Words related to axillary

Medical definitions for axillary

n.