🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

葡萄状的

Native Script:中文汉字

Pronunciation / Transliteration: pú táo zhuàng de

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Aciniform/əˈsɪnɪfɔːrm/
adjectiveCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #45000 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"这种腺体呈葡萄状的结构。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Resembling a cluster of grapes in form or arrangement.

    "The researcher examined the aciniform gland under the microscope to determine its cellular structure."
  2. 2

    Specifically used in arachnology to describe the silk glands of spiders that produce the fine silk used for wrapping prey.

    "Aciniform glands are responsible for producing the wrapping silk utilized during web-building and prey capture."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'acinus' (meaning a berry or grape) combined with the combining form '-form' (from 'forma', meaning shape or form). First appearing in the mid-19th century scientific literature, it was coined to describe anatomical and biological structures that resemble clusters of grapes.

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