PAPILLA as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a small projection of tissue at the base of a hair or tooth or feather
   Hypernyms(s) papilla is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • process (what does process mean?)
   • outgrowth (what does outgrowth mean?)
   • appendage (what does appendage mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a small nipple-shaped protuberance concerned with taste, touch, or smell
   Usage Example(s)
   • the papillae of the tongue
   Hypernyms(s) papilla is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • process (what does process mean?)
   • outgrowth (what does outgrowth mean?)
   • appendage (what does appendage mean?)