- gland
- , -i (L). An acorn; a gland
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gland — gland … Dictionnaire des rimes
gland — [ glɑ̃ ] n. m. • XIIe; lat. glans, glandis 1 ♦ Fruit du chêne, akène contenant une graine farineuse, enveloppé à sa base dans une cupule. Sangliers qui se nourrissent de glands. 2 ♦ (1538) Anat. Renflement antérieur de la verge. ⇒vulg. nœud.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
gland — GLAND, glanduri, s.n. (anat.) Porţiunea terminală a penisului. – Din fr. gland. Trimis de gall, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98 GLAND s.n. Porţiunea terminală a penisului. [< fr. gland]. Trimis de LauraGellner, 02.07.2006. Sursa: DN GLAND s … Dicționar Român
gland — GLAND. s. m. Fruit de chesne & de quelques autres arbres semblables. Il y aura bien du gland cette année. on engraisse les cochons de gland. les Poëtes disent que les premiers hommes vivoient de gland. On appelle fig. Gland, Certain ouvrage de… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
gland — Gland, Glans, glandis. Gland de chesne, Roburneae fruges. Chesne qui porte gland, Quercus glandifera. Une forest où il croist du gland, Glandaria sylua. Toute sorte de gland, Balanus … Thresor de la langue françoyse
gland — gland1 [gland] n. [Fr glande < OFr glandre < L glandula, tonsil, dim. of glans (gen. glandis), acorn (< IE base * gwel , oak, acorn > Gr balanos)] 1. any organ or specialized group of cells that produces secretions, as insulin or bile … English World dictionary
Gland — Gland, n. [F. glande, L. glans, glandis, acorn; akin to Gr. ? for ?, and ? to cast, throw, the acorn being the dropped fruit. Cf. {Parable}, n.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Anat.) (a) An organ for secreting something to be used in, or eliminated from, the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gland — [glænd] n [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: glande, from Latin glans acorn ] an organ of the body which produces a substance that the body needs, such as ↑hormones, ↑sweat, or ↑saliva ▪ the pituitary gland … Dictionary of contemporary English
gland — [ glænd ] noun count a part of your body that produces a chemical substance that your body needs: the thyroid gland … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
gland — 1690s, from Fr. glande (O.Fr. glandre, 13c.), from L. glandula gland of the throat, tonsil, dim. of glans (gen. glandis) acorn, nut; acorn shaped ball, from PIE root *gwele acorn (Cf. Gk. balanos, Armenian kalin, O.C.S. zelodi acorn; Lith … Etymology dictionary
gland — gland. См. железа. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
