PAPILLULATE

Etymology

Adjective

papillulate (not comparable)

(zoology) Having a minute papilla in the centre of a larger elevation or depression.

Source: Wiktionary


Pa*pil"lu*late, a. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Having a minute papilla in the center of a larger elevation or depression.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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