Papilla Definition

pə-pĭlə
papillae
noun
Any small nipplelike projection or process of connective tissue, as the small elevations at the root of a developing tooth, hair, feather, etc. or the many and variously shaped elevations on the surface of the tongue.
Webster's New World
One of the small, round or cone-shaped protuberances on the top of the tongue that contain taste buds.
American Heritage Medicine
The nipple of the breast.
Webster's New World
A tiny, protruding cell.
Webster's New World
A minute projection on the surface of a stigma, petal, or leaf.
American Heritage Medicine

Other Word Forms of Papilla

Noun

Singular:
papilla
Plural:
papill, papillae

Origin of Papilla

  • Latin nipple diminutive of papula swelling, pimple

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Latin papilla (“nipple").

    From Wiktionary

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