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mammillate

mammillate adjective: having small nipples, or small protuberances like nipples or mammae.

Adjective

mammillate (comparative more mammillate, superlative most mammillate)

  1. Having small nipples, or small protuberances like nipples or mammae.
    • mammillate cloud
    • mammillate fruit
  2. Bounded like a nipple; said of the apex of some shells.
    • mammillate protuberance on a fossil

Forms of mammillate

comparativemore mammillate
superlativemost mammillate
alternative formmammillated

Origin of mammillate

From mammilla + -ate.

Questions about mammillate

What does mammillate mean?
Mammillate means having small nipples, or small protuberances like nipples or mammae.
What part of speech is mammillate?
Mammillate is an adjective.

Words near mammillate in the dictionary

  1. mammillaries
  2. mammillariform
  3. mammillary
  4. mammillary bodies
  5. mammillary body
  6. mammillate
  7. mammillated
  8. mammillation
  9. mammillations
  10. mammilliform
  11. mammillo-

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