PAPILLATE

papillate

(adjective) resembling or covered with papillae

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

papillate (not comparable)

covered in papillae

Verb

papillate (third-person singular simple present papillates, present participle papillating, simple past and past participle papillated)

(transitive) To cover with papillae.

(intransitive) To take the form of a papilla, or of papillae.

Source: Wiktionary


Pap"il*late, v. t. & i.

Definition: To cover with papillæ; to take the form of a papilla, or of papillæ.

Pap"il*late, a.

Definition: Same as Papillose.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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