Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having the form of grapes, or being in clusters like grapes; acinose.
- In anatomy, of a deep purplish tint; resembling a grape in color: applied to one of the pigmentary layers of the iris, technically called the tunica aciniformis.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Having the form of a cluster of grapes; clustered like grapes.
- adjective Full of small kernels like a grape.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Having the form of a
cluster ofgrapes ; clustered like grapes. - adjective Full of small
kernels like agrape .
Etymologies
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Latin acinus ("grape, grapestone") + -form. Compare French aciniforme.
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jmjarmstrong commented on the word aciniform
JM is beset by thoughts of an aciniform nature - whole bunches of them!
May 24, 2010