(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the nipple. Breast- or nipple-shaped.
(mineralogy) Of or pertaining to an aggregate of crystals in the form of a rounded mass.
mammillary
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(′ma·mə′ler·ē)
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Descriptive of some mineral surfaces, rounded like botryoidal and reniform but larger.
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 | Reniform |
| heterogenite (mineralogy) |
| tuber cinereum (anatomy) |
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