acinus meaning

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acinus (noun): one of the small drupes making up an aggregate or multiple fruit like a blackberry.

acinus has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

acinus as a noun

  1. one of the small drupes making up an aggregate or multiple fruit like a blackberry

    Type of: drupelet

    Related forms: acinar

  2. one of the small sacs or saclike dilations in a compound gland

    Type of: sac

    Related forms: acinar, acinic, acinous

Scrabble score: 8 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with AC · words ending in US · 6-letter words

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