Advertisement

Advertisement

View synonyms for aciniform

aciniform

[ uh-sin-uh-fawrm ]

adjective

  1. clustered like grapes.


aciniform

/ əˈsɪnɪˌfɔːm /

adjective

  1. shaped like a bunch of grapes
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of aciniform1

First recorded in 1840–50; acin(us) + -i- + -form
Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of aciniform1

C19: from New Latin aciniformis; see acinus
Discover More

Example Sentences

Male crab spiders make aciniform silk to tie up their lady friends before mating; female spiders weave silken tubuliform egg sacs; and trapdoor spiders produce special sticky silk globules with which to construct their heavy swing doors of layered earth and silk.

Aciniform, a-sin′i-form, adj. in clusters like grapes, or having the form of grapes.

The glands in western black widows each produce different kinds of silk: The major and minor ampullate glands manufacture dragline and scaffolding silk; the tubuliform gland synthesizes egg case silk; the aggregate gland makes glue silk; the aciniform gland synthesizes prey wrapping and egg-case threads; the pyriform glands produce silk that sticks onto surfaces; and the flageliform has an unclear function in this species.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement