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papilla
pa·pil·la
[
pə píllə
]
(
plural
pa·pil·lae
[
pə pí l
]
)
noun
Definition:
1.
small lump of tissue:
a small nipple-shaped protuberance, e.g. on the tongue enclosing the taste buds, or at the root of a hair or feather
2.
nipple:
a nipple or teat
(
technical
)
3.
small projection on petal or leaf:
a small elevated pad on the surface of a stigma, petal, or leaf
4.
small projection resembling nipple:
a very small projection like a nipple on the surface of something
[
Late 17th century. < Latin, "little swelling" <
papula
"swelling"
]
pap·il·lar·y
[
páppə lèrree,
pə pílləree
]
adjective
pap·il·late
[
páppə làyt,
pə píllət
]
adjective
pa·pil·lif·er·ous
[
pàppə líffərəss
]
adjective
pa·pil·li·form
[
pə píllə fàwrm
]
adjective
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pap·il·lar·y [ páppə lèrree, pə pílləree ] adjectivepap·il·late [ páppə làyt, pə píllət ] adjectivepa·pil·lif·er·ous [ pàppə líffərəss ] adjectivepa·pil·li·form [ pə píllə fàwrm ] adjective
