mammilla

[ ma-mil-uh ]

noun

, plural mam·mil·lae [ma-, mil, -ee].

1. Anatomy. the nipple of the mamma, or breast.
2. any nipplelike process or protuberance.

mammilla

/ mæˈmɪlə /

noun

1. the US spelling of mamilla

Derived Forms

• ˈmammillary, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of mammilla¹

1685–95; < Latin: breast, teat, diminutive of mamma mamma ²

Example Sentences

A genus composed of Natica Mammilla, and other similar species, with mammillated spires, and the umbilicus filled with enamel.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• bosom
• chest
• nipple