Mil″ia‐ry (?; 277), a. [L. miliarius, fr. milium millet: cf. F. miliaire.]
1. Like millet seeds; as, a miliary eruption.
2. (Med.) Accompanied with an eruption like millet seeds; as, a miliary fever.
3. (Zoöl.) Small and numerous; as, the miliary tubercles of Echini.