mammillary

/ˈmamɪləɹi/

noun

  1. 1

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

  2. 2

    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.

adjective

  1. 1

    Resembling a breast or nipple in shape or form.

  2. 2

    Pertaining to the nipples.

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