mammillary
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of mammillary
First recorded in 1605–15; mammill(a) + -ary
Example Sentences
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The investigations focused their inquiry on the mammillary bodies, two structures on the underside of the brain so named because they resemble small breasts.
From Slate • Aug. 13, 2012
Again, in others I found small mammillary bodies, which appeared to be true ovules, though I could not perfectly satisfy myself as to the existence of the micropyle or nucleus.
From More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2 by Darwin, Francis, Sir
Much haematite occurs in a compact or massive form, often mammillary, and presenting on fracture a fibrous structure.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various
A genus of fossil extinct quadrupeds allied to the elephants; so called from the form of the hind teeth or grinders, which have their surface covered with conical mammillary crests.
From Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir
The ranges on either side of the glen were generally varieties of gneiss and granite, in many of which feldspar predominated, coarse ferruginous sandstone, and a siliceous rock with mammillary hematite and hornblende.
From Expedition into Central Australia by Sturt, Charles
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