papillate

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English

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Etymology

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From papilla +‎ -ate.

Adjective

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papillate (not comparable)

  1. covered in papillae

Derived terms

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Verb

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papillate (third-person singular simple present papillates, present participle papillating, simple past and past participle papillated)

  1. (transitive) To cover with papillae.
  2. (intransitive) To take the form of a papilla, or of papillae.

Latin

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Adjective

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papillāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of papillātus