[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

papula \pap"ula\, n.; pl. papulae. l.
   1913 webster
   1. med. a pimple; a small, usually conical, elevation of
      the cuticle, produced by congestion, accumulated
      secretion, or hypertrophy of tissue; a papule. --quain.
      1913 webster

   2. zool. one of the numerous small hollow processes of the
      integument between the plates of starfishes.
      1913 webster
see also:
papulae 

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