papuliferousadj.
/ˌpapjᵿˈlɪf(ə)rəs/, U.S. /ˌpæpjəˈlɪfərəs/ rare.
Bearing papules; (humorous) pimply.
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1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Papuliferus, having or bearing papulæ, as the branches, leaves and calyces of the Mesembryanthemum papuliferum: papuliferous.
1943 H. L. Mencken Heathen Days iii. 35 He was immediately sympathetic when I told him about the bishop's book, and the papuliferous exegete's laboring of it.
1994 Minerva Stomatologica 43 319/2 Lichen Rubber Planus is a papuliferous eruption that is relatively common and affects the skin and mucosa.
2002 Oregonian (Portland, Oregon) (Nexis) 10 May 3 A spectacularly be-pimpled lad..stole and then bathed in a 5-gallon can of the orange goo that stands in for cheese on convenience-store nachos. That transformed his merely papuliferous hide into a carbuncular expanse.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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