papilla

English Thesaurus

1. a small projection of tissue at the base of a hair or tooth or feather (noun.body)

hypernym	:	appendage, outgrowth, process, appendage, outgrowth, process,
definition	:	a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant (noun.body)

2. a small nipple-shaped protuberance concerned with taste, touch, or smell (noun.body)

part meronym	:	receptor, sense organ, sensory receptor,
definition	:	an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation (noun.body)

3. (botany) a tiny outgrowth on the surface of a petal or leaf (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	appendage, outgrowth, process,
definition	:	a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant (noun.body)

domain category	:	botany, phytology,
definition	:	the branch of biology that studies plants (noun.cognition)

4. a small projection of tissue at the base of a hair or tooth or feather (noun.body)

derivation	:	papillary, papillose, papillary, papillose,
definition	:	of or relating to or resembling papilla (adj.pert)

derivation	:	papillary, papillose, papillary, papillose,
definition	:	of or relating to or resembling papilla (adj.pert)