ACINIFORM

AC'INIFORM, adjective [Latin acinus, a grape stone, and forma, shape.]Having the form of grapes; being in clusters like grapes. The uvea or posterior lamen of the iris in the eye, is called the aciniform tunic. Anatomists apply the term to many glands of a similar formation.

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A‐cin″i‐form (�), a. [[L. acinus a grape, grapestone + -form: cf. F. acinoforme.]] 1. 1. Having the form of a cluster of grapes; clustered like grapes.
2. 2. Full of small kernels like a grape.