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Glans

The vascular body which forms the apex of the penis.

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noun

1
The vascular body which forms the apex of the penis.
2
The vascular body which forms the extremity of the clitoris.
3
The acorn or mast of the oak and similar fruits.
4
A goiter.

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Word	Definition
penisnoun	(anatomy) The male erectile reproductive organ used for sexual intercourse that in the human male and other placental mammals is also used for urination; the tubular portion of the external male genitalia (excluding the scrotum).
clitoral	Of or pertaining to the clitoris.
clitoridisnoun	—
nutgallnoun	A kind of gall on a tree formed in response to damage or parasite, with a nut-like shape.
glomenoun	(geometry) A hypersphere in 4-dimensional Euclidean space defined as the set of all points that are at a given distance from a given point, also called a 3-sphere.
operculumnoun	(zoology) A covering flap in animals, such as a gill cover.
knoppernnoun	(archaic) A kind of gall (blister on a plant) produced by a gallfly on the cup of an acorn, and formerly used in tanning and dyeing.
arcusnoun	(medicine) A white band of cholesterol that forms at the edge of the cornea
argolnoun	(organic chemistry) potassium tartrate
orbiculenoun	(botany) A lipid droplet, covered by sporopollenin, in the anthers of some plants
gonothecanoun	(biology) The protective covering of a gonangium.
glochidiumnoun	(zoology) The larva or young of the mussel.
syncarpnoun	(botany) A kind of aggregate fruit in which the ovaries cohere in a solid mass, with a slender receptacle, as in the magnolia.
sporocarpiumnoun	sporocarp
lenticellenoun	(botany) Alternative form of lenticel. [One of the small, oval, rounded spots upon the stem or branch of a plant, from which the underlying tissues may protrude or roots may issue, either in the air, or more commonly when the stem or branch is covered with water or earth.]
spore fruitnoun	(mycology) Synonym of ascocarp.
lenticelnoun	One of the small, oval, rounded spots upon the stem or branch of a plant, from which the underlying tissues may protrude or roots may issue, either in the air, or more commonly when the stem or branch is covered with water or earth.
achaenocarpnoun	Any dry indehiscent fruit.
acrosporenoun	(mycology, obsolete) A fungal spore produced at the tip of a specialized hypha.
grainnoun	(uncountable) The harvested seeds of various grass food crops eg: wheat, corn, barley.