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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

AXILLARY

Ax "il *la *ry, a. Etym: [See Axil. ]

1. (Anat. )

Defn: Of or pertaining to the axilla or armpit; as, axillary gland, artery, nerve.

2. (Bot. )

Defn: Situated in, or rising from, an axil; of or pertaining to an axil. "Axillary buds." Gray.

New American Oxford Dictionary

axillary

ax il lar y |ˈaksəˌlerē ækˈsɪləri | ▶adjective Anatomy of or relating to the armpit: enlargement of the axillary lymph nodes. • Botany in or growing from an axil: axillary shoots. Often contrasted with terminal.

axillary bud

ax il lar y bud ▶noun a bud that grows from the axil of a leaf and may develop into a branch or flower cluster. Also called lateral bud.

Oxford Dictionary

axillary

axillary |akˈsɪləri | ▶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 buds. Often contrasted with terminal. ▶noun (also axillary feather ) Ornithology feathers growing from the axilla.

axillary bud

ax il lar y bud ▶noun a bud that grows from the axil of a leaf and may develop into a branch or flower cluster. Also called lateral bud.