Found 2 items, similar to papilla.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: papilla papilla n 1: a small nipple-shaped protuberance concerned with taste, touch, or smell; “the papillae of the tongue” 2: a small projection of tissue at the base of a hair or tooth or feather [also: papillae (pl)]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Papilla Papilla \Pa*pil"la\, n.; pl. Papill[ae]. [L., a nipple, pimple.] Any minute nipplelike projection; as, the papill[ae] of the tongue. [1913 Webster]