- (n.) An organ or part which resembles a secreting or true, gland, as the ductless, lymphatic, pineal, and pituitary glands, the functions of which are very imperfectly known.
- (n.) The movable part of a stuffing box by which the packing is compressed; -- sometimes called a follower. See Illust. of Stuffing box, under Stuffing.
- (n.) Any very small prominence.
- (n.) A special organ of plants, usually minute and globular, which often secretes some kind of resinous, gummy or aromatic product.
- (n.) An organ for secreting something to be used in or eliminated from, the body; as, the sebaceous glands of the skin; the salivary glands of the mouth.
- (n.) The crosspiece of a bayonet clutch.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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