Defn: Any minute nipplelike projection; as, the papillæ of the tongue.
PAPILLAR
Pap"il*lar, a. Etym: [Cf. F. papillaire.]
Defn: Same as Papillose.
PAPILLARY
Pap"il*la*ry, a. Etym: [Cf. F. papillaire.]
Defn: Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a papilla or papillæ; bearing, or covered with, papillæ; papillose.
PAPILLATE
Pap"il*late, v. t. & i.
Defn: To cover with papillæ; to take the form of a papilla, or of papillæ.
PAPILLATE
Pap"il*late, a.
Defn: Same as Papillose.
PAPILLIFORM
Pa*pil"li*form, a. Etym: [Papilla + -form.]