digestive gland

noun

any gland having ducts that pour secretions into the digestive tract, as the salivary glands, liver, and pancreas.

First recorded in 1935–40

Note the large stomach-cavity, surrounded by the digestive gland.

A pair of large glandular outgrowths, the so-called “liver” or great digestive gland, exists as in other Molluscs.

Note a yellow fringe-like structure, the digestive gland, which fills most of the region about the stomach.

In fact, it is the most powerful digestive gland in the body.

April 18, 2024petrichor

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