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MAMMILLARY
Etymology
Adjective
mammillary (comparative more mammillary, superlative most mammillary)
Resembling a breast or nipple in shape or form.
Pertaining to the nipples.
Noun
mammillary (plural mammillaries)
(geology, speleology) A carbonate coating formed through the precipitation of calcium carbonate onto existing rock below the water surface in cave pools.
(anatomy) A mammillary body, one of a pair of small round bodies, located on the undersurface of the brain, that form part of the limbic system.
Source: Wiktionary
Mam"mil*la*ry, a. Etym: [Cf. F. mammilaire. See Mammilla.]
1. Of or pertaining to the mammilla, or nipple, or to the breast; resembling a mammilla; mammilloid.
2. (Min.)
Definition: Composed of convex convex concretions, somewhat resembling the breasts in form; studded with small mammiform protuberances.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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