Word: Aciniform
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late 18th century; earliest use found in Robert Hooper (1773–1835), physician and medical writer. From post-classical Latin aciniformis from classical Latin acinus + -formis; compare -iform
Definition:
Resembling a grape, bunch of grapes, or compound berry.
Definition:
Consisting of acini; specifically designating a type of silk gland in spiders that has this form; (of silk) produced by such a gland.
