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subpapillary

subpapillary adjective: beneath a papilla.

Adjective

subpapillary (not comparable)

  1. Beneath a papilla
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Origin of subpapillary

From sub- + papillary.

Questions about subpapillary

What does subpapillary mean?
Subpapillary means beneath a papilla.
What part of speech is subpapillary?
Subpapillary is an adjective.

Words near subpapillary in the dictionary

  1. subpanel
  2. subpanels
  3. subpanicled
  4. subpaniculate
  5. subpaniculated
  6. subpapillary
  7. subpar
  8. subpara.
  9. subparafascicular
  10. subparagraph
  11. subparagraphed

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