Definitions For Mammillary

Noun

{{en-noun, 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.

Adjective

Resembling a breast or nipple in shape or form. Pertaining to the nipples.

Derived terms

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Related terms

mammary mammillar mammillaria

Alternative forms

mamillary

Etymology

From {{etyl, frm, en}} mamillaire, or its source, (Late Latin)  mamillaris.