Papilla : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Papilla	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Papilla
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
papilla n (botany) a tiny outgrowth on the surface of a petal or leaf a small nipple-shaped protuberance concerned with taste, touch, or smell; "the papillae of the tongue" a small projection of tissue at the base of a hair or tooth or feather
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Papilla \Pa*pil"la\, n.; pl. {Papill[91]}. [L., a nipple, pimple.] Any minute nipplelike projection; as, the papill[91] of the tongue.