3 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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) An axil. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: axillae See {axilla} 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)]
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