- papillary, papillate
- Relating to, resembling, or provided with papillae.
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papillary, papillate
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papilla — n. (pl. ae) nipple; projection shaped like nipple. ♦ papilliform, a. nipple shaped. ♦ papilloma, n. small tumour, e.g. wart. ♦ papillary, a. ♦ papillate, ♦ papillose, a. having papillae … Dictionary of difficult words
papilla — n. (pl. papillae) 1 a small nipple like protuberance in a part or organ of the body. 2 Bot. a small fleshy projection on a plant. Derivatives: papillary adj. papillate adj. papillose adj. Etymology: L, = nipple, dimin. of papula: see PAPULA … Useful english dictionary
