mammillary
mammillary · mammillaries
A carbonate coating formed through the precipitation of calcium carbonate onto…A carbonate coating formed through the precipitation of calcium carbonate onto existing rock below the water surface in cave pools.
/ˈmamɪləɹi/
Meaning
2 sensesA carbonate coating formed through the precipitation of calcium carbonate onto existing rock below the water surface in cave pools.
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.
Origin
From Middle French mamillaire or directly from Late Latin mammillāris, from mamilla + -ariFrom Middle French mamillaire or directly from Late Latin mammillāris, from mamilla + -aris, diminutive of mamma (“breast”).
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