axillary

Alteration by association with -ary of the French axillaire (“of the axilla”), itself an alteration of the earlier forms aisselliere and aissellaire, both from the assumed Latin etymon *axillāris, from axilla (“armpit”), diminutive form of the assumed *axula.

axillary (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to the axilla or armpit.
2. (botany) Situated in, or rising from, an axil; relating to an axil.

• axillary artery
• axillary gland
• axillary hair
• axillary nerve
• axillary vein

axillary (plural axillaries)

1. Alternative form of axillar

• auxiliary