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Definition of Axillar
1. a. Axillary.
Definition of Axillar
1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to the axilla or armpit; as, axillary lymph node, artery, or nerve. ¹
2. Adjective. (botany rare) (alternative form of axillary) ¹
3. Noun. (''pl.'') Feathers connecting the under surface of the wing and the body, and concealed by the closed wing. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Axillar
1. a feather on the undersurface of a bird's wing [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Axillar
Literary usage of Axillar
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Entomologist's Monthly Magazine by Nathaniel Lloyd and Company (1898)
"... on the axillar nervure, nearly midway between the end of the fascia and the
fold of deflection. Over white paper, from certain positions, ..."
2. A Systematic Arrangement of British Plants by William Withering, William Macgillivray (1837)
"Stem erect, about two feet high, 'naked below, leafy above : flower-stalks axillar,
solitary, each bearing from two to four pendulous white flowers: berry ..."
3. A History of the Vegetable Kingdom: Embracing the Physiology of Plants, with by William Rhind (1857)
"Thus in the vine they are, like the clusters of flowers, opposite to the leaves,
which shows them to be abortive clusters. They are axillar in the ..."
4. Philosophical Conversations: Or, A New System of Physics, by Way of Dialogue by Regnault (Noël) (1731)
"... by the axillar Arteries; into the Hea.d by the carotid and cervical Arteries;
from the axillar Arteries, into the axillar Veins; from the axillar Veins, ..."
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