mammillary
English
Etymology
From Middle French mamillaire, or its source, Late Latin mamillaris.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈmamɪləɹi/
Adjective
mammillary (comparative more mammillary, superlative most mammillary)
Related terms
Noun
mammillary (plural mammillaries)
- (geology, speleology) A carbonate coating formed through the precipitation of calcium carbonate onto existing rock below the water surface in cave pools.
- (anatomy) 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.
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