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papilliform

papilliform adjective: shaped like a papilla.

Adjective

papilliform (not comparable)

  1. Shaped like a papilla.

Noun

papilliform (plural papilliforms)

  1. A tooth shaped like a papilla.

Forms of papilliform

pluralpapilliforms

Origin of papilliform

From papilla + -iform.

Questions about papilliform

What does papilliform mean?
Papilliform means shaped like a papilla.
What part of speech is papilliform?
Papilliform can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near papilliform in the dictionary

  1. papillectomized
  2. papillectomy
  3. papilledema
  4. papilledemas
  5. papilliferous
  6. papilliform
  7. papilliforms
  8. Papillion
  9. papillionaceous
  10. papillionoid
  11. Papillions

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