axillae

Variant of axilla

axilla definition

ax·illa (ak sil′ə)

noun pl. axillae -·il′·lae (-ē) or axillas -·il′·las

  1. the armpit
  2. Bot. an axil

Etymology: L, armpit: see axis

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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