† acin, acine Obs.
(ˈæsɪn)
[a. Fr. acine, ad. L. acin-us: see acinus.]
One of the small grains of which a blackberry or mulberry is composed.
| 1693 Sir H. Sloane in Phil. Trans. XVII. 923 An Oval Berry, made up of two, three, or more Acins or little Berries. |
| 1775 Ash, Acine, berries growing in bunches. |