"mammillary" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈmamɪləɹi/ [UK] Forms: more mammillary [comparative], most mammillary [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle French mamillaire, or its source, Late Latin mamillaris. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|frm|mamillaire}} Middle French mamillaire, {{uder|en|LL.|mamillaris}} Late Latin mamillaris Head templates: {{en-adj}} mammillary (comparative more mammillary, superlative most mammillary)
  1. Resembling a breast or nipple in shape or form.
    Sense id: en-mammillary-en-adj-TZmfcjx4
  2. Pertaining to the nipples.
    Sense id: en-mammillary-en-adj-nGc6~rBx
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mammillar, mamillary Derived forms: intermammillary, mammillary body, premammillary, retromammillary, tuberomammillary Related terms: mammary, mammillar, Mammillaria

Noun

IPA: /ˈmamɪləɹi/ [UK] Forms: mammillaries [plural]
Etymology: From Middle French mamillaire, or its source, Late Latin mamillaris. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|frm|mamillaire}} Middle French mamillaire, {{uder|en|LL.|mamillaris}} Late Latin mamillaris Head templates: {{en-noun}} mammillary (plural mammillaries)
  1. (geology, speleology) A carbonate coating formed through the precipitation of calcium carbonate onto existing rock below the water surface in cave pools. Categories (topical): Geology
    Sense id: en-mammillary-en-noun-208k4UWd Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
  2. (anatomy) A mammillary body, one of a pair of small round bodies, located on the undersurface of the brain, that form part of the limbic system. Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-mammillary-en-noun-SQDxo60K Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 19 29 47 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 9 15 28 48 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mammillar, mamillary

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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