† mammilloidadj.
Anatomy. Obsolete. rare.
Resembling a mamilla.
ΘΚΠ
the world > life > biology > physical aspects or shapes > projection or protuberance > [adjective] > rounded projection
nodous1646
tuberous1650
papillar1651
verrucous1656
capitate1661
clavate1661
papillary1667
warty1693
tuberculated1696
papillous1718
tubercular1719
clavated1728
tuberculous1732
mammillated1744
tubercled1746
papillose1752
torulous1752
tuberculose1752
tuberculate1777
tubercle-like1792
mastoid1800
tuberculiferous1802
ventricose1804
torulose1806
papillated?a1808
tuberculiform1817
bullated1822
nodulous1822
tuberiform1822
nodulated1824
papilliform1824
mammular1826
papilliferous1826
nodulose1828
knuckled1842
mamelonated1843
tuberculoid1853
papillate1857
mammilloid1859
tuberculosquamous1866
bosselated1873
papulate1876
bulbar1878
tubero-cystic1879
mammulose1889
1859 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. V. 925/2 The first and second plates [of the molar] have two mammilloid summits.
1862 R. Owen in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 1781 548 The second pair, or lateral cores..are much smaller, and are mammilloid in shape.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
<
adj.1859