| NOUN | plant | papilla | (botany) a tiny outgrowth on the surface of a petal or leaf |
|---|---|---|---|
| body | papilla | a small nipple-shaped protuberance concerned with taste, touch, or smell | |
| body | papilla | a small projection of tissue at the base of a hair or tooth or feather |
| Meaning | (botany) a tiny outgrowth on the surface of a petal or leaf. | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | botany, phytology | The branch of biology that studies plants |
| Broader | process, outgrowth, appendage | A natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant |
| Meaning | A small nipple-shaped protuberance concerned with taste, touch, or smell. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the papillae of the tongue" | |
| Part of | 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 |
| Broader | process, outgrowth, appendage | A natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant |
| Spanish | papila | |
| Catalan | papil·la | |
| Adjectives | papillary, papillose | of or relating to or resembling papilla |
| papilliform | shaped like a papilla | |
| Meaning | A small projection of tissue at the base of a hair or tooth or feather. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | process, outgrowth, appendage | A natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant |
| Adjectives | papillary | of or relating to or resembling papilla |
| papillate | resembling or covered with papillae | |
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