papilla#1 (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 08
def a small nipple-shaped protuberance concerned with taste, touch, or smell
examples the papillae of the tongue
Outgoing links
Hypernym process, outgrowth, appendage
Part holonym sense organ, sensory receptor, receptor
Derivationally related form papilla → papillary
Incoming links
Pertainym (pertains to noun) papilliform → papilla; papillary → papilla
Pertainym (pertains to noun) papillose → papilla
Derivationally related form papillary → papilla
Part meronym sense organ, sensory receptor, receptor
Hyponym process, outgrowth, appendage

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