circumvallate

/sɜːkəmˈvæleɪt/

verb

  1. 1

    To surround with, or as if with, a rampart.

adjective

  1. 1

    Surrounded with a wall; enclosed with a rampart.

  2. 2

    Surrounded by a ridge or elevation.

    circumvallate papillae, near the base of the tongue

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