Acinus
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈæsɪnəs/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Acinus is a noun meaning (botany) One of the small grains or drupelets which make up some kinds of fruit, as the blackberry, raspberry, etc.
Meaning
(botany) One of the small grains or drupelets which make up some kinds of fruit, as the blackberry, raspberry, etc.
More Meanings
- (botany) A grape-stone.
- (anatomy) One of the granular masses which constitute a racemose or compound gland, as the pancreas; also, one of the saccular recesses in the lobules of a racemose gland.
Example Sentences
Their smallest lobules were called acini, a term which has also been used to denote the saccular recesses in the lobules […]
Word Forms
- acini
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include drupelet, berry, achene, currant, arbute, almond.
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