papilla

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.

Origin:

Origin: Latin, nipple

Origin: , diminutive of papula, swelling, pimple

Related Forms:

• papˈil·larˌy (păpˈə-lĕrˌē, pə-pĭlˈə-rē) adjective

• papˈil·lateˌ (păpˈə-lātˌ, pə-pĭlˈĭt) adjective

• pap·il·lose (păpˈə-lōsˌ, pə-pĭlˈōsˌ) adjective