I. ˈak-sə-ˌler-ē, -ˌle-rē adjective
Date: 1615
1. : of, relating to, or located near the axilla
2. : situated in or growing from an axil
axillary buds
II. noun
( plural -lar·ies )
Date: circa 1889
: one of the feathers arising from the axilla and closing the space between the flight feathers and body of a flying bird