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Pap — Pap, n. [Cf. OSw. papp. Cf. {Pap} soft food.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Anat.) A nipple; a mammilla; a teat. Dryden. [1913 Webster] The paps which thou hast sucked. Luke xi. 27. [1913 Webster] 2. A rounded, nipplelike hill or peak; anything resembling a … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Papilla — Pa*pil la, n.; pl. {Papill[ae]}. [L., a nipple, pimple.] Any minute nipplelike projection; as, the papill[ae] of the tongue. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Papillae — Papilla Pa*pil la, n.; pl. {Papill[ae]}. [L., a nipple, pimple.] Any minute nipplelike projection; as, the papill[ae] of the tongue. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Downingia insignis — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots … Wikipedia
papilla — n., pl. lae [L. papilla, nipple] 1. A nipplelike elevation, generally sensory in function. 2. (ANNELIDA: Hirudinoidea) In leeches, a small to large protrusible sensory organ; metamerically arranged or scattered on the dorsal surface; large… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
annelid — /an l id/, n. 1. any segmented worm of the phylum Annelida, including the earthworms, leeches, and various marine forms. adj. 2. belonging or pertaining to the Annelida. Also, annelidan /euh nel i dn/. [1825 35; see ANNELIDA] * * * Any member of… … Universalium
arthropod — /ahr threuh pod /, n. 1. any invertebrate of the phylum Arthropoda, having a segmented body, jointed limbs, and usually a chitinous shell that undergoes moltings, including the insects, spiders and other arachnids, crustaceans, and myriapods. adj … Universalium
mammilla — /ma mil euh/, n., pl. mammillae / mil ee/. 1. Anat. the nipple of the mamma, or breast. 2. any nipplelike process or protuberance. [1685 95; < L: breast, teat, dim. of mamma MAMMA2] * * * … Universalium
mammula — mammular, adj. /mam yeuh leuh/, n., pl. mammulae / lee /. Zool. a small nipplelike process or protuberance. [1810 20; < L: little breast. See MAMMA2, ULE] * * * … Universalium
papilla — papillar /pap euh leuhr, peuh pil euhr/, adj. /peuh pil euh/, n., pl. papillae / pil ee/. 1. any small, nipplelike process or projection. 2. one of certain small protuberances concerned with the senses of touch, taste, and smell: the papillae of… … Universalium
