MAMELON


Meaning of MAMELON in English

ˈmamələn noun

( -s )

Etymology: French, literally, nipple, from Middle French, diminutive of mamele

: a dome-shaped protuberance or elevation: as

a. : a small rounded hill especially of lava formed over a fumarole

b. : a fortified mound or hillock

c. : one of the three rounded protuberances on the cutting ridge of recently erupted incisor teeth

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