Axilla

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Axilla \Ax*il"la\ ([a^]ks*[i^]l"l[.a]), n.; pl. {Axillae}
     ([a^]ks*[i^]l"l[=ae]). [L.] (Anat.)
     The armpit, or the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and
     shoulder.
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     2. (Bot.) An axil.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  axilla
       n : the hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder;
           "they were up to their armpits in water" [syn: {armpit},
           {axillary cavity}, {axillary fossa}]
       [also: {axillae} (pl)]