papillate

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English

Etymology 1

From papilla +‎ -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Adjective

papillate (not comparable)

  1. Resembling papillae, or covered in papillae.

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From papilla +‎ -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Verb

papillate (third-person singular simple present papillates, present participle papillating, simple past and past participle papillated)

  1. (transitive) To cover with papillae.
  2. (intransitive) To take the form of a papilla, or of papillae.

Latin

Adjective

papillāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of papillātus