Axillae
anatomy. the armpit.
ornithology. the corresponding region under the wing of a bird.
botany. an axil.
historical examples
axillae: two small, subtriangular sclerites at the lateral basal angles of the meso-scutellum in proctytripidae.
explanation of terms used in entomology john. b. smith
you specify the axillae and the front region of the chest and lower part of scapulae: now, these are all hairy spots in man.
more letters of charles darwin volume ii charles darwin
noun (pl) -lae (-liː)
the technical name for the armpit
the area on the undersurface of a bird’s wing corresponding to the armpit
axilla ax·il·la (āk-sĭl’ə)
n. pl. ax·il·lae (-sĭl’ē)
see armpit.
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- Axillar
an axillary feather. historical examples any doubt arising as to which species a specimen may belong can easily be settled by an examination of the axillar plumes. game birds and game fishes of the pacific coast harry thom payne the scales are large, with a long dorsal bract, and fall from the axillar spindle of […]
- Axillaries
anatomy, ornithology. pertaining to the axilla. botany. pertaining to or growing from the axil. ornithology, axillar. adjective of, relating to, or near the armpit (botany) growing in or related to the axil: an axillary bud noun (pl) -laries (usually pl) also called axillar (ækˈsɪlə; ˈæksɪlə). one of the feathers growing from the axilla of a […]
- Axillary
anatomy, ornithology. pertaining to the axilla. botany. pertaining to or growing from the axil. ornithology, axillar. historical examples flowers rose-lilac color, in axillary panicles with long pedicels. the medicinal plants of the philippines t. h. pardo de tavera the axillary branches in like manner showed traces of cleavage. vegetable teratology maxwell t. masters in an […]
- Axillary bud
a bud that is borne at the axil of a leaf and is capable of developing into a branch shoot or flower cl-ster. historical examples the internodes are cylindrical and somewhat flattened on the side towards the axillary bud. a handbook of some south indian gr-sses rai bahadur k. ranga achariyar an axillary bud also […]
- Axillary artery
axillary artery axillary artery n. a continuation of the subclavian artery in the armpit, becoming the brachial artery in the arm, with superior thoracic, thoracoacromial, lateral thoracic, subscapular, and posterior and superior circ-mflex humeral branches. historical examples the aneurism was of the third part of the axillary artery, and a ligature was applied at the […]