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acinus

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: acinus

1
n
one of the small sacs or saclike dilations in a compound gland
2
n
one of the small drupes making up an aggregate or multiple fruit like a blackberry
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: acinus
1

n one of the small sacs or saclike dilations in a compound gland

Type of:
sac
a structure resembling a bag in an animal
2

n one of the small drupes making up an aggregate or multiple fruit like a blackberry

Type of:
drupelet
a small part of an aggregate fruit that resembles a drupe
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