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an 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.

A feeding on nuts or mast. [Obs.] Crabb.

Affected with glanders; as, a glandered horse. Yu

Of or pertaining to glanders; of the nature of glanders. Youatt.

nstant 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.

Bearing acorns or other nuts; as, glandiferous trees.

Having the form of a gland or nut; resembling a gland.

Containing or supporting glands; consisting of glands; pertaining to glands.

The situation and structure of the secretory vessels in plants. Martyn. Glandulation respects the secretory vessels, which are either glandules, follicles, or utricles. J. Lee.

A small gland or secreting vessel.

Bearing glandules.

Same as Glandulous.

Quality of being glandulous; a collection of glands. [R.] Sir T. Browne.

Containing glands; consisting of glands; pertaining to glands; resembling glands.

Having two glands, as a plant.

Two small glands discharging into the male urethra.

Destitute of glands.

An extractive matter contained in the juice of the green shucks of the walnut (Juglans regia). It is used medicinally as an alterative, and also as a black hair dye.

An alkaloid found in the leaves of the walnut (Juglans regia).

The simple tubular glands of the small intestines; -- called also crypts of Lieberkühn.