mammillary

[ mam-uh-ler-ee ]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or resembling a mammilla.

Other Words From

• inter·mammil·lary adjective
• post·mammil·lary adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of mammillary¹

First recorded in 1605–15; mammill(a) + -ary

Example Sentences

These geodes, on breaking, often present a mammillary surface.

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It occurs in mammillary rounded masses, with a fibrous structure, and a dull metallic lustre.

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Much haematite occurs in a compact or massive form, often mammillary, and presenting on fracture a fibrous structure.

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A considerable number of the prehistoric dress-fasteners, known as mammillary fibulæ, have been discovered in Ireland.

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These are of a circular and mammillary form: they are strewed thickly, like little islets, approximating to each other.

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