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nounthe hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder
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- cheese erect or decumbent Old World perennial with axillary clusters of rosy-purple flowers; introduced in United States
- samba large west African tree having large palmately lobed leaves and axillary cymose panicles of small white flowers and one-winged seeds; yields soft white to pale yellow wood
- mesquite any of several small spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Prosopis having small flowers in axillary cylindrical spikes followed by large pods rich in sugar
- maxillofacial of or relating to the upper jaw and face (particularly with reference to specialized surgery of the maxilla)
- coronilla any of various plants of the genus Coronilla having purple or pink or yellow flowers in long axillary heads or umbels
- platymiscium pinnatum large erect shrub of Colombia having large odd-pinnate leaves with large leaflets and axillary racemes of fragrant yellow flowers
- bird's eye Old World plant with axillary racemes of blue-and-white flowers
- meadow cranesbill tall perennial cranesbill with paired violet-blue axillary flowers; native to northern parts of Old World and naturalized in North America
- acanthion the craniometric point at the anterior extremity of the intermaxillary suture
- white horehound European aromatic herb with hairy leaves and numerous white flowers in axillary cymes; leaves yield a bitter extract use medicinally and as flavoring