acinus

English Thesaurus

1. one of the small sacs or saclike dilations in a compound gland (noun.body)

hypernym	:	sac,
definition	:	a structure resembling a bag in an animal (noun.body)

part meronym	:	gland, secreter, secretor, secretory organ,
definition	:	any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream (noun.body)

2. one of the small drupes making up an aggregate or multiple fruit like a blackberry (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	drupelet,
definition	:	a small part of an aggregate fruit that resembles a drupe (noun.plant)

3. one of the small sacs or saclike dilations in a compound gland (noun.body)

derivation	:	acinar, acinic, acinose, acinous,
definition	:	pertaining to one of the small sacs (as in a compound gland) (adj.pert)

4. one of the small drupes making up an aggregate or multiple fruit like a blackberry (noun.plant)

derivation	:	acinar,
definition	:	pertaining to the individual parts making up an aggregate fruit like a blackberry (adj.pert)

5. one of the small sacs or saclike dilations in a compound gland (noun.body)

derivation	:	acinar, acinic, acinose, acinous,
definition	:	pertaining to one of the small sacs (as in a compound gland) (adj.pert)

6. one of the small drupes making up an aggregate or multiple fruit like a blackberry (noun.plant)

derivation	:	acinar,
definition	:	pertaining to the individual parts making up an aggregate fruit like a blackberry (adj.pert)