papula

[ pap-yuh-luh ]
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noun,plural pap·u·lae [pap-yuh-lee]. /ˈpæp yəˌli/.
  1. one of the small, ciliated projections of the body wall of an echinoderm, serving for respiration and excretion.

Origin of papula

1
1700–10; <New Latin, Latin: pimple, pustule. See papule

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