axillaries
|ax-il-lar-ies|
/ækˈsɪləriːz/
(axillary)
pertaining to an axil or underarm
Etymology
'axillary' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'axilla', where 'axilla' meant 'armpit'.
'axillary' changed from Medieval Latin 'axillaris' (formed from Latin 'axilla') and Old French 'axillaire', and eventually became the modern English word 'axillary'.
Initially, it meant 'pertaining to the armpit', but over time it also came to be used in botany to mean 'relating to an axil (the angle between a stem and a leaf)'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
plural form of 'axillary' used as a noun: structures (such as buds, branches, glands, or lymph nodes) located in an axilla or in a leaf axil.
The axillaries along the stem produced several new shoots this season.
Synonyms
Adjective 1
relating to the axilla (the armpit) or to an axil (the angle between a stem and a leaf); situated in or near the armpit or the leaf axil.
Axillary lymph nodes drain fluid from the arm and chest wall.
Synonyms
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