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papillary

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.17 in modern English

Syllables
pap-il-lary
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having the properties or appearance of a papilla (nipple).

Etymology

Etymology tree English papilla Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English papillary From papilla + -ary.

Inflected Forms

more papillary (comparative) most papillary (superlative)

Derived Forms

circumpapillary corticopapillary epipapillary extrapapillary interpapillary intrapapillary juxtapapillary maculopapillary medullopapillary micropapillary midpapillary multipapillary

Phrases

papillary muscle

Synonyms

papillar papillose

Rhymes With

auxiliary ancillary capillary maxillary axillary pillory pupillary fritillary neurofibrillary premaxillary armillary bacillary

Questions

What does papillary mean?
Having the properties or appearance of a papilla (nipple).
Where does papillary come from?
Etymology tree English papilla Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English papillary From papilla + -ary.

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