lacrimal gland

Main Entry: lacrimal gland
Function: noun
: an acinous gland that is about the size and shape of an almond, secretes tears, and is situated laterally and superiorly tothe bulb of the eye in a shallow depression on the inner surface of the frontal bone called also tear gland

lacrimal gland n.
An almond-shaped gland that secretes tears into ducts that empty onto the surface of the conjunctiva of the eye.