Associations to the word «Acinus»

Wiktionary

ACINUS, noun. (botany) One of the small grains or drupelets which make up some kinds of fruit, as the blackberry, raspberry, etc.
ACINUS, noun. (botany) A grape-stone.
ACINUS, noun. (anatomy) One of the granular masses which constitute a racemose or compound gland, as the pancreas; also, one of the saccular recesses in the lobules of a racemose gland.

Dictionary definition

ACINUS, noun. One of the small drupes making up an aggregate or multiple fruit like a blackberry.
ACINUS, noun. One of the small sacs or saclike dilations in a compound gland.

Wise words

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