‖Pap″u‐la (?), n.; pl.Papulæ (#).
1. (Med.) A pimple; a small, usually conical, elevation of the cuticle, produced by congestion, accumulated secretion, or hypertrophy of tissue; a papule. Quain.
2. (Zoöl.) One of the numerous small hollow processes of the integument between the plates of starfishes.