acinus

Definition from Wiktionary, a free dictionary

Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 2 Latin 2.1 Noun 2.1.1 Inflection 2.1.2 Derived terms

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Latin acinus (grape, grape-stone).

[edit] Noun

acinus (plural acini)

Wikipedia

1. (botany) One of the small grains or drupelets which make up some kinds of fruit, as the blackberry, raspberry, etc.
2. (botany) A grape-stone.
3. (anatomy) One of the granular masses which constitute a racemose or compound gland, as the pancreas; also, one of the saccular recesses in the lobules of a racemose gland. - Richard Quain.

---

[edit] Latin

[edit] Noun

acinus (genitive acinī); m, second declension

1. a berry, especially the grape.
2. the seed of a berry.

[edit] Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	acinus	acinī
genitive	acinī	acinōrum
dative	acinō	acinīs
accusative	acinum	acinōs
ablative	acinō	acinīs
vocative	acine	acinī

[edit] Derived terms

• dūracinus