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acinus

[ as-uh-nuhs ]

noun

, plural ac·i·ni [as, -, uh, -nahy].
  1. Botany. one of the small drupelets or berries of an aggregate, baccate fruit, as the blackberry.
  2. a berry, as a grape or currant.
  3. Anatomy.
    1. a minute rounded lobule.
    2. the smallest secreting portion of a gland.


acinus

/ ˈæsɪnəs; əˈsɪnɪk /

noun

  1. anatomy any of the terminal saclike portions of a compound gland
  2. botany any of the small drupes that make up the fruit of the blackberry, raspberry, etc
  3. obsolete.
    botany a collection of berries, such as a bunch of grapes
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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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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