papillanoun [ C ]
uk/pəˈpɪl.ə/us/pəˈpɪl.ə/plural papillae /pəˈpɪl.iː/specializeda small, round raised structure at the base of hair or teeth, or on the tongue, where it is involved in taste:
Hair begins growing in a tube called the papilla.
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