mammillate

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adjective

Having small nipples, or small protuberances like nipples or mammae.

“mammillate cloud”

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Meanings

adjectivemammillate (comparative more mammillate, superlative most mammillate)

comparative more mammillate · superlative most mammillate · alternative mammillated

  1. Having small nipples, or small protuberances like nipples or mammae.

    mammillate cloud

    2 more examples

    mammillate fruit

    mammillate teeth

  2. Bounded like a nipple; said of the apex of some shells.

    mammillate protuberance on a fossil

Origin

From mammilla + -ate.

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APA

mammillate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mammillate

MLA

“mammillate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mammillate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mammillate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mammillate.

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