ACINUS


Meaning of ACINUS in English

ˈasənəs, əˈsīnəs noun

( plural aci·ni -ˌnī)

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, berry, grape, berry or grape seed

1.

a. : a small seed or kernel (as of the grape)

b. : an individual drupelet in a multiple fruit (as in the raspberry)

2. anatomy : one of the small sacs or alveoli in which the ultimate ramifications of the duct of a racemose gland terminate and which are lined or filled with the secreting cells

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