English word papillulate comes from English -ule ((rare, scientific) Diminutive suffix.), English papillule ((zoology) A very small papilla.)

Detailed word origin of papillulate

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
-ule	English (eng)	(rare, scientific) Diminutive suffix.
papillule	English (eng)	(zoology) A very small papilla.
papillulate	English (eng)	(zoology) Having a minute papilla in the centre of a larger elevation or depression.

Words with the same origin as papillulate