acinus

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Synonyms: acinous, acinos, ainus, acious, asinus, acidus

Antonyms: acinous, acinos, ainus, acious, asinus, acidus

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|botany}} One of the small grains or [[drupelets]] which make up some kinds of [[fruit]], as the [[blackberry]], [[raspberry]], etc.
2. {{lb|en|botany}} A [[grape-stone]].
3. {{lb|en|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.

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