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Vinony

gland

noun

  1. type of organ in an human or animal's body
  2. structure in plants
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ɡlænd/ / [ɡleənd] ~ [ɡlɛənd] / /ɡland/

name

Etymology: From French, from Middle French glans, of Celtic/Gaulish origin, from Proto-Celtic *glanos (“pure, clear, clean”). Not related to gland (“gland, acorn”).

  1. A commune in Yonne department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.
  2. A commune in Aisne department, Hauts-de-France, France.
  3. A municipality in Nyon district, Vaud canton, Switzerland.

noun

Etymology: Early 19th century, probably from Scots glam (“vice, clamp”), probably from a variant of clam (“clam; clamp, vise”). Related to clamp.

  1. A compressable cylindrical case and its contents around a shaft where it passes through a barrier, intended to prevent the passage of a fluid past the barrier, used for example around a ship’s propeller shaft or around a tap, valve or faucet.