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