'acinous
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| —n , pl -ni | |
| 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 |
| [C18: New Latin, from Latin: grape, berry] | |
| acinic | |
| —adj | |
| 'acinous | |
| —adj | |
| 'acinose | |
| —adj | |
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