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papilla
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papilla
1. the small projection of tissue at the base of a hair, tooth, or feather
2. any other similar protuberance
3. any minute blunt hair or process occurring in plants
papilla [pə′pil·ə]
(biology)
A small, nipplelike eminence.
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