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Meaning of papilla in English
Pronunciation
/pəˈpɪlə/
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Noun
papilla
Etymology
late 17th century: from Latin, literally ‘nipple’, diminutive of papula‘small protuberance’
Definitions
1.
a small nipple-shaped protuberance concerned with taste, touch, or smell
Examples
« the papillae of the tongue »
2.
a small projection of tissue at the base of a hair or tooth or feather