ˈdrüz also -zə esp in sense 3 noun
( -s ; see sense 3 )
Etymology: German, from Old High German druos gland, bump
1.
a. : a mineral surface covered with small projecting crystals
b. : a cavity in a rock having its interior surface studded with crystals and sometimes filled with water : geode
2. : a globose cluster of crystals occurring in plant cells — compare crystal
3. plural dru·sen -z ə n : one of the small hyaline usually laminated bodies sometimes appearing behind the retina of the eye