| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Shaped like an ear of grain.[Websters]
2. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb atheroidly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (atheroidly) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective atheroid.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "ATHEROID" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
| Etymology:Atheroid \Ath"er*oid\, adjective. [from Greek expression beard, or an ear, of grain -oid.]. (references) |
