Ac·i·nus n.; pl. Acini
 1. Bot. (a) One of the small grains or drupelets which make up some kinds of fruit, as the blackberry, raspberry, etc. (b) A grapestone.
 2. Anat. 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.

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 acinus
      n 1: one of the small drupes making up an aggregate or multiple
           fruit like a blackberry
      2: one of the small sacs or saclike dilations in a compound
         gland
      [also: acini (pl)]


 acini
      See acinus