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ciliary
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective ciliary has 3 senses
- ciliary(a = adj.pert) Array - relating to the ciliary body and associated structures of the eye; Array
- ciliary(a = adj.pert) cilial, ciliate - of or relating to cilia projecting from the surface of a cell; Array Derived form noun cilium1
- ciliary(a = adj.pert) ciliate - of or relating to the human eyelash; Array Derived form noun cilium2
CIDE DICTIONARY
ciliary, a. [Cf. F. ciliaire.].
- Pertaining to the cilia, or eyelashes. Also applied to special parts of the eye itself; as, the ciliary processes of the choroid coat; the ciliary muscle, etc. [1913 Webster]
- Pertaining to or connected with the cilia in animal or vegetable organisms; as, ciliary motion. [1913 Webster]
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