a. 1. (Anat.) Situated under the axilla, or armpit. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Bot.) Placed under the axil, or angle formed by the branch of a plant with the stem, or a leaf with the branch. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Anat.) (a) Situated under the maxilla, or lower jaw; inframaxillary; as, the submaxillary gland. (b) Of or pertaining to submaxillary gland; as, submaxillary salvia. [ 1913 Webster ]