Function: noun
Etymology: from its shape
Date: 1878
: a mucus-secreting epithelial cell (as of intestinal columnar epithelium) that is distended at the free end
Function: noun
Etymology: from its shape
Date: 1878
: a mucus-secreting epithelial cell (as of intestinal columnar epithelium) that is distended at the free end
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012