Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A small gland; any gland. See
glandula .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A small gland or secreting vessel.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun anatomy A small
gland or secreting vessel.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Common petiole swollen at the base, 2 stipules and 1 glandule.
The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines Jerome Beers Thomas 1891
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Petioles very short, with a pointed glandule on the inner surface of the base.
The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines Jerome Beers Thomas 1891
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Common petiole, cleft at the base, lacking glandule.
The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines Jerome Beers Thomas 1891
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Principal petiole with one glandule at the base and often another higher up.
The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines Jerome Beers Thomas 1891
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Common petiole with two thorns united at its base and a small glandule on the upper part.
The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines Jerome Beers Thomas 1891
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