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papilla
7 letters · 4 distinct letters
- noun
(botany) a tiny outgrowth on the surface of a petal or leaf
- noun
a small nipple shaped protuberance concerned with taste, touch, or smell
the papillae of the tongue
- noun
a small projection of tissue at the base of a hair or tooth or feather
Word history
Borrowed from Latin papilla (“a nipple, teat”).
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Why this word counts
- Where it comes from
- Listed in the English Speller Database at size 50: the standard list most spell checkers use.
- How common it is
- Rarer than once in ten million words.
- In the spelling bee
- Daily answer A standard word with a definition we can show, so it can be a daily answer.