PAPILLIFORM

papilliform

(adjective) shaped like a papilla

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

papilliform (not comparable)

Shaped like a papilla

Noun

papilliform (plural papilliforms)

Such a tooth

Source: Wiktionary


Pa*pil"li*form, a. Etym: [Papilla + -form.]

Definition: Shaped like a papilla; mammilliform.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

17 January 2025

OBSERVE

(verb) conform one’s action or practice to; “keep appointments”; “she never keeps her promises”; “We kept to the original conditions of the contract”


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