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digestive gland
noun
- any gland having ducts that pour secretions into the digestive tract, as the salivary glands, liver, and pancreas.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of digestive gland1
First recorded in 1935–40
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Example Sentences
Note the large stomach-cavity, surrounded by the digestive gland.
From Project Gutenberg
A pair of large glandular outgrowths, the so-called “liver” or great digestive gland, exists as in other Molluscs.
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Note a yellow fringe-like structure, the digestive gland, which fills most of the region about the stomach.
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In fact, it is the most powerful digestive gland in the body.
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