papillose.

Bearing small nipplelike or rounded projections on a surface.

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Words that belong together

• a papillose surface
• papillose tissue

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The papillose surface caught the light in hundreds of raised points.

The creature pressed a papillose pad against the glass, leaving a ring of moisture.

Usage notes

Primary category: horror. Forms: Relational or structural adjective; ordinary comparative and superlative usually not applicable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.