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Word: Papilla
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 17th century: from Latin, literally ‘nipple’, diminutive of papula ‘small protuberance’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
pəˈpɪlə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a small rounded protuberance on a part or organ of the body
Short Definition:small rounded protuberance on part or organ of body
Examples:- as food touches the tongue it comes into contact with the sensory papillae
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