papilla

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papilla

/paˈpilla/

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dal latino papilla cioè "bollicina, capezzolo"

noun papille

escrescenze microscopiche generalmente disseminate sulla mucosa e con terminazioni nervose
protuberanze coniche delle cellule epidermiche, frequenti nei petali dei fiori, a cui danno un aspetto vellutato

In English

papilla nipple-like protuberance

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@misc{papilla_2026,
  title = {papilla},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/it/papilla},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}