miliary
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin miliārius, from milium.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editmiliary (comparative more miliary, superlative most miliary)
- Of or pertaining to millet seeds.
- (medicine) Having small lesions that are the shape and size of millet seeds.
- a miliary eruption
- a miliary fever
- Small and numerous.
- the miliary tubercles of Echini
Derived terms
editTranslations
editNoun
editmiliary (plural miliaries)
- (zoology) One of the small tubercles of Echinus sea urchins.