Definition of "mammillary" in Anglais

adjective

1. Resembling a breast or nipple in shape or form.

2. Pertaining to the nipples.

noun

1. (geology, speleology) A carbonate coating formed through the precipitation of calcium carbonate onto existing rock below the water surface in cave pools.

2. (anatomy) A mammillary body, one of a pair of small round bodies, located on the undersurface of the brain, that form part of the limbic system.