aciniform, a.
(əˈsɪnɪfɔːm, ˈæsɪnɪfɔːm)
[ad. mod.L. aciniform-is f. acinus. See -form.]
a. Having the form of a cluster of grapes, consisting of closely packed berries or drupes. b. Full of small kernels like a grape.
| 1847 Craig, Aciniform, full of small kernels. 1853 Mayne, Aciniform; having the form or appearance or colour of a grape; grape-like. 1877 Huxley Anat. Inv. An. vii. 381 These glands are divisible into five different kinds (aciniform, ampullate, aggregate, tubuliform, and tuberous). |