"axilla" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ækˈsɪlə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-axilla.wav [Southern-England] Forms: axillas [plural], axillae [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪlə Etymology: Borrowed from Latin axilla (“side, armpit”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|axilla||side, armpit}} Latin axilla (“side, armpit”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|axillae}} axilla (plural axillas or axillae)
  1. The armpit, or the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder. Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-axilla-en-noun-K2RxMkRb Disambiguation of Anatomy: 67 33
  2. (botany, uncommon) Alternative form of axil Tags: alt-of, alternative, uncommon Alternative form of: axil Categories (topical): Botany
    Sense id: en-axilla-en-noun-YEE3OTKn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 81 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 26 74 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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