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PAPILLOSE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does papillose mean?
• PAPILLOSE (adjective)
The adjective PAPILLOSE has 1 sense:
1. of or relating to or resembling papilla
Familiarity information: PAPILLOSE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to or resembling papilla
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
papillary; papillose
Pertainym:
papilla (a small nipple-shaped protuberance concerned with taste, touch, or smell)
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