Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Papillary · Pap·il·la·ry · IPA 01 a. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a papilla or papillæ; bearing, or covered with, papillæ; papillose. 1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a papilla or papillæ; bearing, or covered with, papillæ; papillose.