Papula \Pap"u*la\, n.; pl. {Papul[ae]}. [L.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Med.) A pimple; a small, usually conical, elevation of the cuticle, produced by congestion, accumulated secretion, or hypertrophy of tissue; a papule. --Quain. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zool.) One of the numerous small hollow processes of the integument between the plates of starfishes. [1913 Webster]