papilla

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Sostantivo

papilla f sing (pl.: papille)

  1. (biologia) (anatomia) (fisiologia) escrescenze microscopiche generalmente disseminate sulla mucosa e con terminazioni nervose
  2. (botanica) protuberanze coniche delle cellule epidermiche, frequenti nei petali dei fiori, a cui danno un aspetto vellutato

Sillabazione

pa | pìl | la

Pronuncia

IPA: /paˈpilla/

Etimologia / Derivazione

dal latino papilla cioè "bollicina, capezzolo"

Parole derivate

Traduzione

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Latino

Sostantivo

papilla

  1. capezzolo

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