mammillate

mammillate or mam·mil·lat·ed [mam-uh-leyt or mam-uh-ley-tid] ExamplesWord Origin adjective

1. having a mammilla or mammillae.

Origin of mammillate From the Late Latin word mammillātus, dating back to 1820–30. See mammilla, -ate1 Related formsmam·mil·la·tion, noun Examples from the Web for mammillate Historical Examples of mammillate

Shell nut-shaped, mammillate, with slight sagittal stricture.

Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index

Ernst Haeckel

Shell nut-shaped, mammillate, without external stricture, but with complete external sagittal ring.

Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index

Ernst Haeckel

Shell nut-shaped, mammillate, with deep sagittal stricture and irregular, polygonal pores.

Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index

Ernst Haeckel

Shell nut-shaped, mammillate, with sharp sagittal stricture.

Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index

Ernst Haeckel

Shell nut-shaped, mammillate, with distinct sagittal stricture.

Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index

Ernst Haeckel

British Dictionary definitions for mammillate mammillate mammillated adjective

1. the usual US spellings of mamillate and mamillated

mammillate in Medicine mammillate [măm′ə-lāt′] adj.

1. Having nipples or mammillae.
2. Shaped like a nipple or mammilla.