n. [ F. glande, L. glans, glandis, acorn; akin to Gr. &unr_; for &unr_;, and &unr_; 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 body; as, the sebaceous glands of the skin; the salivary glands of the mouth. (b) 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The true secreting glands are, in principle, narrow pouches of the mucous membranes, or of the integument, lined with a continuation of the epithelium, or of the epidermis, the cells of which produce the secretion from the blood. In the larger glands, the pouches are tubular, greatly elongated, and coiled, as in the sweat glands, or subdivided and branched, making compound and racemose glands, such as the pancreas. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) (a) A special organ of plants, usually minute and globular, which often secretes some kind of resinous, gummy, or aromatic product. (b) Any very small prominence. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Steam Mach.) The movable part of a stuffing box by which the packing is compressed; -- sometimes called a follower. See Illust. of Stuffing box, under Stuffing. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Mach.) The crosspiece of a bayonet clutch. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. OF. glandage. See Gland. ] A feeding on nuts or mast. [ Obs. ] Crabb. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Affected with glanders; as, a glandered horse. Yu&unr_;att. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to glanders; of the nature of glanders. Youatt. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Gland. ] (Far.) A highly contagious and very destructive disease of horses, asses, mules, etc., characterized by a constant discharge of sticky matter from the nose, and an enlargement and induration of the glands beneath and within the lower jaw. It may transmitted to dogs, goats, sheep, and to human beings. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. glandifer; glans, glandis, acorn + ferre to bear; cf. F. glandifère. ] Bearing acorns or other nuts; as, glandiferous trees. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. glans, glandis, acorn + -form: cf. F. glandiforme . ] Having the form of a gland or nut; resembling a gland. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. glandulaire. See Glandule. ] Containing or supporting glands; consisting of glands; pertaining to glands. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. glandulation. ] (Bot.) The situation and structure of the secretory vessels in plants. Martyn. [ 1913 Webster ]

Glandulation respects the secretory vessels, which are either glandules, follicles, or utricles. J. Lee. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. glandula, dim. of glans, glandis, acorn: cf. F. glandule. See Gland. ] A small gland or secreting vessel. [ 1913 Webster ]