Papillate

pa·pil·la  (p-pl)

n. pl. pa·pil·lae (-pl)

1. A small nipplelike projection, such as a protuberance on the skin, at the root of a hair or feather, or at the base of a developing tooth.

2. One of the small, round or cone-shaped protuberances on the top of the tongue that contain taste buds.

3. A pimple or pustule.

4. Botany A minute projection on the surface of a stigma, petal, or leaf.

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[Latin, nipple, diminutive of papula, swelling, pimple.]

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papil·lary (pp-lr, p-pl-r) adj.

papil·late (pp-lt, p-plt) adj.

pap·il·lose (pp-ls, p-pls) adj.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

papillate - resembling or covered with papillae