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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
ciliary
    adj 1: relating to the ciliary body and associated structures of
           the eye
    2: of or relating to cilia projecting from the surface of a cell
       [syn: ciliary, ciliate, cilial]
    3: of or relating to the human eyelash [syn: ciliary,
       ciliate]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Ciliary \Cil"ia*ry\, a. [Cf. F. ciliaire.]
   [1913 Webster]
   1. (Anat.) 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]

   2. (Biol.) Pertaining to or connected with the cilia in
      animal or vegetable organisms; as, ciliary motion.
      [1913 Webster]

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