- pityroid
- /pit"euh royd'/, adj. Med.scaly; resembling bran.[1840-50; < Gk pítyr(on) bran, scale + -OID]
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pitˈyroid adjective (archaic)Bran-like• • •Main Entry: ↑pityriasis* * *
pityroid, a. rare.(ˈpɪtɪrɔɪd)[f. Gr. πίτυρ-ον bran + -oid: cf. Gr. πιτυρώδης bran-like.]Resembling bran; bran-like.in Smart; and in later Dicts.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.