papilliform

1. 1.

   shaped like a papilla

Questions about papilliform

What does papilliform mean?

papilliform means "shaped like a papilla".

How many syllables are in papilliform?

papilliform has 4 syllables and divides as pa-pil-li-form under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is papilliform a common word?

papilliform is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.