adjective
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of, relating to, or near the armpit
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botany growing in or related to the axil
an axillary bud
noun
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Origin of axillary
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Mr Flack said that transection of the left axillary artery – the main artery to the arm – was also a contributory cause to her death.
From BBC • Aug. 15, 2024
More than one-third of patients who underwent axillary dissection were found to have additional metastases than the maximum two in the sentinel lymph nodes.
From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2024
If the apical bud is removed, then the axillary buds will start forming lateral branches.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
The leaves just above the nodes arose from axillary buds.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Seeds very flat.—Twining, climbing, or sometimes upright perennial herbs or shrubs, with alternate leaves and lateral or axillary greenish or lurid-purple flowers.
From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa
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