Papillate

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To form or become a papilla.
  • To cover with papillæ; place papillæ on.
  • Formed into a papilla; papillary or papilliform.
  • Studded with papillæ; papilliferous; papillary; in botany, covered with papillæ, or ending in a papilla. Also papillated.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb. To cover with papillæ; to take the form of a papilla, or of papillæ.
  • adjective. Same as papillose.
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  • adjective. covered in papillae
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  • adjective. resembling or covered with papillae
    • Word Usage
    "In some leaves the cuticle is very thick and even papillate as in the leaves of _Aristida setacea_ and _Panicum repens_ whilst in others it is very thin, as in the leaves of _Panicum colonum_ and _P. fluitans_."
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    papillose  
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