Acinus

[æsinәs]

Definition

(noun.) one of the small sacs or saclike dilations in a compound gland.

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

Typed by Clint--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) One of the small grains or drupelets which make up some kinds of fruit, as the blackberry, raspberry, etc.

(n.) A grapestone.

(n.) One of the granular masses which constitute a racemose or compound gland, as the pancreas; also, one of the saccular recesses in the lobules of a racemose gland.

Edited by Ivan