Ascella

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Gender Feminine
Usage Astronomy
Pronounced Pron. Ah-sell-ah
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Meaning & History

Late Latin for "armpit", related to the Indo-European root *aks meaning "axis". This is the name of the third brightest star in the constellation Sagittarius.