English Explanatory Dictionary

mamelon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A hillock; a rounded elevation or protuberance.
  2. A structure resembling a small bump found on the outer surface of stromatoporoids.
  3. A protrusion on a newly erupted tooth.

Word forms

mamelon mamelons

Etymology

Borrowed from French mamelon.

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