1. relating to or located in the armpit or the area under the arm
Usage: medical/anatomical term
2. in botany, relating to or growing from the angle between a leaf and a stem
Usage: botanical term

Examples

• The doctor examined the patient's axillary lymph nodes.
• An axillary thermometer is placed under the arm to measure body temperature.
• The axillary artery supplies blood to the arm and shoulder.
• Axillary buds develop in the angle where the leaf meets the stem.
• The plant produced small flowers in the axillary positions along the branch.