Acinous

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Acinose \Ac"i*nose`\, Acinous \Ac"i*nous\a. [L. acinosus, fr.
     acinus grapestone.]
     Consisting of acini, or minute granular concretions; as,
     acinose or acinous glands. --Kirwan.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  acinous
       adj : pertaining to one of the small sacs (as in a compound gland)
             [syn: {acinar}, {acinose}, {acinic}]