NOUN | plant | acinus | one of the small drupes making up an aggregate or multiple fruit like a blackberry |
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body | acinus | one of the small sacs or saclike dilations in a compound gland |
Meaning | One of the small drupes making up an aggregate or multiple fruit like a blackberry. | |
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Broader | drupelet | A small part of an aggregate fruit that resembles a drupe |
Spanish | acino glandular | |
Adjectives | acinar | pertaining to the individual parts making up an aggregate fruit like a blackberry |
Meaning | One of the small sacs or saclike dilations in a compound gland. | |
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Part of | gland, secretory organ, secretor, secreter | Any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream |
Broader | sac | A structure resembling a bag in an animal |
Spanish | acino | |
Adjectives | acinar, acinous, acinose, acinic | pertaining to one of the small sacs (as in a compound gland) |
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