HyperDic: acinus

English > 2 senses of the word acinus:
NOUNplantacinusone of the small drupes making up an aggregate or multiple fruit like a blackberry
bodyacinusone of the small sacs or saclike dilations in a compound gland
English > acinus: 2 senses > noun 1, plant
MeaningOne of the small drupes making up an aggregate or multiple fruit like a blackberry.
BroaderdrupeletA small part of an aggregate fruit that resembles a drupe
Spanishacino glandular
Adjectivesacinarpertaining to the individual parts making up an aggregate fruit like a blackberry
English > acinus: 2 senses > noun 2, body
MeaningOne of the small sacs or saclike dilations in a compound gland.
Part ofgland, secretory organ, secretor, secreterAny of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream
BroadersacA structure resembling a bag in an animal
Spanishacino
Adjectivesacinar, acinous, acinose, acinicpertaining to one of the small sacs (as in a compound gland)

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