Definition of papilla Papilla

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We found 8 definitions of papilla from 6 different sources.

What does papilla mean?

Noun Plural: papillas
papilla - a small nipple-shaped protuberance concerned with taste, touch, or smell; "the papillae of the tongue"
		appendage, outgrowth, process a part that is joined to something larger
		sense organ, sensory receptor, receptor an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation
papilla - a small projection of tissue at the base of a hair or tooth or feather
		appendage, outgrowth, process a part that is joined to something larger
papilla - (botany) a tiny outgrowth on the surface of a petal or leaf
		appendage, outgrowth, process a part that is joined to something larger

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papilla (n.)
Any minute nipplelike projection; as, the papillae of the tongue.

papilla
The projection of a mammary gland from which, on female mammals, milk can be secreted.

papilla
pa-pil′a, n. one of the minute elevations on the skin, esp. on the upper surface of the tongue and on the tips of the fingers, and in which the nerves terminate: (bot.) a nipple-like protuberance:—pl. Papill′æ.—adjs. Pap′illar, Pap′illary, like a papilla, provided with papillæ; Pap′illāte, formed into a papilla, studded with papillæ.—v.i. and v.t. to become a papilla, to cover with such.—adjs. Papillif′erous, papillate: bearing one or more fleshy excrescences; Papill′iform, like a papilla in form.—ns. Papillī′tis, inflammation of the optic papilla; Papillō′ma, a tumour formed by the hypertrophy of one papilla, or of several, including warts, corns, &c.—adjs. Papillom′atous; Pap′illōse, full of papillæ, warty—also Pap′illous; Papill′ūlate, finely papillose.—n. Pap′illūle, a very small papilla, a verruca or a variole. [L., a small pustule, dim. of papula.]

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