"gland" Definition

Definitions for the word "gland" from multiple English dictionaries.

1. n.
An organ for secreting something to be used in, or eliminated from, the body; as, the sebaceous glands of the skin; the salivary glands of the mouth.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. n.
An organ or part which resembles a secreting, or true, gland, as the ductless, lymphatic, pineal, and pituitary glands, the functions of which are very imperfectly known.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. n.
A special organ of plants, usually minute and globular, which often secretes some kind of resinous, gummy, or aromatic product.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. n.
Any very small prominence.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. n.
The movable part of a stuffing box by which the packing is compressed; -- sometimes called a follower. See Illust. of Stuffing box, under Stuffing.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. n.
The crosspiece of a bayonet clutch.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
7. n.
1 organ or similar structure secreting substances for use in the body or for ejection. 2 bot. Similar organ in a plant. [latin glandulae pl.]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884

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