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Borrowed from Latin papilla (“a nipple, teat”).

papilla (plural papillae)

  1. (anatomy) A nipple-like protuberance on a part or organ of the body.
    1. A vascular process of connective tissue extending into and nourishing the root of a hair, feather, or developing tooth.
    2. Any of the vascular protuberances of the dermal layer of the skin extending into the epidermal layer and often containing tactile corpuscles.
    3. Any of the small protuberances on the upper surface of the tongue often containing taste buds.
  2. (botany) A small fleshy projection on a plant.

nipple-like protuberance

papilla

  1. (anatomy, botany) Alternative form of papilli

papilla

  1. adessive singular of pappi

papilla (plural papillas)

  1. nipple

From Latin papilla.

papilla f (plural papille)

  1. papilla

From papula (“a pustule, pimple”) +‎ -la (diminutive nominal suffix).

papilla f (genitive papillae); first declension

  1. diminutive of papula:
    1. (anatomy) a nipple, teat on the breast of human beings and of animals
    2. (transferred sense)
      1. (poetic) breast, bosom
        * Martialis, Epigrammata 14.134 :
        Fascia, crescentes dominae compesce papillas, Ut sit quod capiat nostra tegatque manus.
        Breast-band! confine the swelling bosom of my mistress, that I may be able to cover and press it with my hand.
      2. (medicine) pustule, pimple
      3. rosebud
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First-declension noun.

Descendants

papilla f (plural papillas)

  1. Obsolete spelling of papila.

From papa +‎ -illa.

papilla f (plural papillas)

  1. baby food

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