the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
v. To cover with papillæ; to take the form of a papilla, or of papillæ.
adj. Same as papillose.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Formed into a papilla; papillary or papilliform.
Studded with papillæ; papilliferous; papillary; in botany, covered with papillæ, or ending in a papilla. Also papillated.
To form or become a papilla.
To cover with papillæ; place papillæ on.
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adj. resembling or covered with papillae
Word Usage
"In some leaves the cuticle is very thick and even papillate as in the leaves of _Aristida setacea_ and _Panicum repens_ whilst in others it is very thin, as in the leaves of _Panicum colonum_ and _P. fluitans_."