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mammillary

/ˈmamɪləɹi/ · noun

Meaning

  1. (speleology) A carbonate coating formed through the precipitation of calcium carbonate onto existing rock below the water surface in cave pools.
  2. 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.
  3. Resembling a breast or nipple in shape or form.
  4. Pertaining to the nipples.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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