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Axillary   Listen
adjective
Axillary  adj.  
1.
(Anat.) Of or pertaining to the axilla or armpit; as, axillary gland, artery, nerve.
2.
(Bot.) Situated in, or rising from, an axil; of or pertaining to an axil. "Axillary buds."





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"Axillary" Quotes from Famous Books



... also prepared from seeds of this bean. The plant generally known as Soja hispida is by modern botanists referred to Glycine soja. It is an erect, hairy, herbaceous plant. The leaves are three-parted and the papilionaceous flowers are born in axillary racemes. It is too tender for outdoor cultivation in this country, but, has been recommended for extended growth in our colonies as a commercial plant. The plants are readily used ...
— Scientific American Supplement, No. 362, December 9, 1882 • Various


Words linked to "Axillary" :   axillary fossa, general anatomy, phytology, anatomy, axilla, axillary node, axillary cavity, axillary artery, botany, axillary vein, alar, armpit


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