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单词 papilla
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
pa•pil•la  (pə pilə),USA pronunciation n., pl. -pil•lae 
    (-pilē).USA pronunciation 
  1. Anatomyany small, nipplelike process or projection.
  2. Anatomyone of certain small protuberances concerned with the senses of touch, taste, and smell:the papillae of the tongue.
  3. Anatomya small vascular process at the root of a hair.
  4. Pathologya papule or pimple.
  • Latin: nipple, teat, diminutive of papula pimple. See pap2
  • 1400–50; late Middle English
pap•il•lar  (papə lər, pə pilər),USA pronunciation adj. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
papilla /pəˈpɪlə/ n ( pl -lae / -liː/)
  1. the small projection of tissue at the base of a hair, tooth, or feather
  2. any other similar protuberance
Etymology: 18th Century: from Latin: nipple; related to Latin papula pimple

paˈpillary, ˈpapillate adj
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