Miliary Definition

mĭlē-ĕrē
adjective
Like a millet seed or seeds.
Webster's New World
Characterized or accompanied by lesions about the size of millet seeds.
Webster's New World
Small and numerous.
The miliary tubercles of Echini.
Wiktionary
noun

(zoology) One of the small tubercles of Echinus sea urchins.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Miliary

Noun

Singular:
miliary
Plural:
miliaries

Origin of Miliary

  • From Middle English miliaris, miliari skin disease characterized by miliary eruptions from Medieval Latin miliāris from Latin miliārius of millet from milium millet millet

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin miliārius < milium.

    From Wiktionary

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Words Starting With

MMIMIL

Words Ending With

YRYARY

Unscrambles

miliary

Words Starting With M and Ending With Y

Starts With M & Ends With YStarts With MI & Ends With YStarts With M & Ends With RY

Word Length

7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With M7 Letter Words Ending With Y