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
At a distance, some of the masses of rock appear round-backed; and in certain points of view, the crest of the ridge seems to consist of mammillary peaks.
From Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea by John Franklin
It occurs in mammillary rounded masses, with a fibrous structure, and a dull metallic lustre.
From Geology by James Geikie
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 Sir Charles Lyell
The massive mineral sometimes occurs in mammillary and botryoidal forms with a smooth brassy surface, and is then known to Cornish miners as “blister-copper-ore.”
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 "Convention" to "Copyright" by Various
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