Definition of axilla

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Axilla (n.) The armpit, or the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder..

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Olive :: Olive (n.) A tree (Olea Europaea) with small oblong or elliptical leaves, axillary clusters of flowers, and oval, one-seeded drupes. The tree has been cultivated for its fruit for thousands of years, and its branches are the emblems of peace. The wood is yellowish brown and beautifully variegated..
Submaxillary :: Submaxillary (a.) Situated under the maxilla, or lower jaw; inframaxillary; as, the submaxillary gland..
Brooklime :: Brooklime (n.) A plant (Veronica Beccabunga), with flowers, usually blue, in axillary racemes. The American species is V. Americana..
Septomaxillary :: Septomaxillary (n.) A small bone between the nasal septum and the maxilla in many reptiles and amphibians.
Gnathite :: Gnathite (n.) Any one of the mouth appendages of the Arthropoda. They are known as mandibles, maxillae, and maxillipeds..
Maxilla :: Maxilla (n.) The bone of either the upper or the under jaw.
Extraaxillar :: Extraaxillar (a.) Alt. of Extraaxillar.
Intermaxillary :: Intermaxillary (n.) An intermaxilla.
Diptera :: Diptera (n. pl.) An extensive order of insects having only two functional wings and two balancers, as the house fly, mosquito, etc. They have a suctorial proboscis, often including two pairs of sharp organs (mandibles and maxillae) with which they pierce the skin of animals. They undergo a complete metamorphosis, their larvae (called maggots) being usually without feet..
Maxillae :: Maxillae (pl. ) of Maxill.
Temporomaxillary :: Temporomaxillary (a.) Of or pertaining to both the temple or the temporal bone and the maxilla.
Palpator :: Palpator (n.) One of a family of clavicorn beetles, including those which have very long maxillary palpi..
Maxillary :: Maxillary (n.) Of or pertaining to a maxilla.
Intermaxillary :: Intermaxillary (a.) Of or pertaining to the intermaxillae.
Scaphognathite :: Scaphognathite (n.) A thin leafike appendage (the exopodite) of the second maxilla of decapod crustaceans. It serves as a pumping organ to draw the water through the gill cavity.
Suprabranchial :: Supra-axillary (a.) Growing above the axil; inserted above the axil, as a peduncle. See Suprafoliaceous..
Extraaxillary :: Extraaxillary (a.) Growing outside of the axils; as, an extra-axillary bud..
Supramaxillary :: Supramaxillary (a.) Situated over the lower jaw; as, the supramaxillary nerve..
Axillae :: Axillae (pl. ) of Axill.
Superior :: Superior (a.) Belonging to the part of an axillary flower which is toward the main stem; posterior.
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