Meanings
papillate1
adjectivepapillate (not comparable)
- not comparableResembling papillae, or covered in papillae.
papillate2
verbpapillate (third-person singular simple present papillates, present participle papillating, simple past and past participle papillated)
present singular third person papillates · participle present papillating · participle past papillated · past papillated
- transitiveTo cover with papillae.
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Origin
papillate · adjective
From papilla + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
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APA
papillate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/papillate
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“papillate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/papillate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “papillate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/papillate.
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