单词 | gland |
释义 | gland 1. n.   1. a an organ in an animal body secreting substances for use in the body or for ejection. b a structure resembling this, such as a lymph gland.   2. Bot. a secreting cell or group of cells on the surface of a plant-structure. Etymology: F glande f. OF glandre f. L glandulae throat-glands 2. n. a sleeve used to produce a seal round a moving shaft. Etymology: 19th c.: perh. var. of glam, glan a vice, rel. to CLAMP(1) |
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