1. papilla(n = noun.plant) - (botany) a tiny outgrowth on the surface of a petal or leaf;
is a kind of appendage, outgrowth, process
2. papilla(n = noun.body) - a small nipple-shaped protuberance concerned with taste, touch, or smell; "the papillae of the tongue"
is a kind of appendage, outgrowth, process
is a part of receptor, sense organ, sensory receptor
Derived form adjective papillary1
3. papilla(n = noun.body) - a small projection of tissue at the base of a hair or tooth or feather;
is a kind of appendage, outgrowth, process
Derived form adjective papillary1
Any minute nipplelike projection; as, the papillæ of the tongue. [1913 Webster]
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.
Derivative:
papillary adj. papillate adj. papillose adj.
Etymology:
L, = nipple, dimin. of papula: see PAPULA
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