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🌾 Related to millet 🔬 Many small spots
miliary

miliary

9.9
Relating to the millet plant or its crops
  • adjective
  • /ˈmɪl.jə.ri/
  • Specialized
translation icon : miliar
  • Farmers often cultivate miliary varieties of millet.

Examples

  • Farmers often select miliary crops for their resistance to drought and poor soil.

  • The new miliary variety produced a higher yield than traditional types.

  • The researchers compared several miliary strains to determine which grew best in dry climates.

  • The miliary plants thrive in dry conditions.

  • The researchers compared several miliary strains of millet to determine which grew best in dry climates.

  • Farmers often select miliary varieties of millet for their resistance to drought and poor soil.

  • The new miliary variety of millet produced a higher yield than traditional crops.

Compounds

miliary fever
  • Archaic
9.9

A serious sickness in the 1500s that spread between people and caused heavy sweating and many deaths

miliary tuberculosis
  • Specialized
8.1

A serious disease in which tuberculosis germs spread through the blood and make many tiny spots in the body

Surface Forms

miliary positive

Morphology

miliary = millet (transparent) = mili + ary

The adjective is a straightforward relational adjective formed from 'millet' with the common suffix '-ary', indicating 'relating to millet'.

Etymology

Miliary comes from millet, the small grain plant. It can mean 'relating to millet' or 'from millet', so farmers use it for millet crops and types that grow well in dry places.