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acinus
[ as-uh-nuhs ]
noun
, plural ac·i·ni [as, -, uh, -nahy].
- Botany. one of the small drupelets or berries of an aggregate, baccate fruit, as the blackberry.
- a berry, as a grape or currant.
- Anatomy.
- a minute rounded lobule.
- the smallest secreting portion of a gland.
acinus
/ ˈæsɪnəs; əˈsɪnɪk /
noun
- anatomy any of the terminal saclike portions of a compound gland
- botany any of the small drupes that make up the fruit of the blackberry, raspberry, etc
- obsolete.botany a collection of berries, such as a bunch of grapes
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Derived Forms
- acinic, adjective
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Other Words From
- ac·i·nar [as, -, uh, -ner, -nahr], a·cin·ic [uh, -, sin, -ik], adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of acinus1
1725–35; < Latin: grape, berry, seed of a berry
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Word History and Origins
Origin of acinus1
C18: New Latin, from Latin: grape, berry
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