papilla
IPA: pʌpˈɪɫʌ
noun
- (anatomy) A nipple-like protuberance on a part or organ of the body.
- A vascular process of connective tissue extending into and nourishing the root of a hair, feather, or developing tooth.
- Any of the vascular protuberances of the dermal layer of the skin extending into the epidermal layer and often containing tactile corpuscles.
- Any of the small protuberances on the upper surface of the tongue often containing taste buds.
- (botany) A small fleshy projection on a plant.
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Examples of "papilla" in Sentences
- There is only one penial papilla.
- The anther often bears minute papillae.
- The papilla covers the opening of the vagina.
- The papillae rarely fuse and uncommonly branch.
- The circumvallate are the largest of the papillae.
- A free, pointed papilla on the middle of the tongue.
- These papillae are the sensory organs of the nematode.
- These papillae are mechanical and not involved in gustation.
- There are no lingual papillae on the underside of the tongue.
- Fungiform papillae are found dispersed throughout the filiform papillae.