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(1):

(n.) A special organ of plants, usually minute and globular, which often secretes some kind of resinous, gummy, or aromatic product.

(2):

(n.) An organ or part which resembles a secreting, or true, gland, as the ductless, lymphatic, pineal, and pituitary glands, the functions of which are very imperfectly known.

(3):

(n.) An organ for secreting something to be used in, or eliminated from, the body; as, the sebaceous glands of the skin; the salivary glands of the mouth.

(4):

(n.) Any very small prominence.

(5):

(n.) The movable part of a stuffing box by which the packing is compressed; - sometimes called a follower. See Illust. of Stuffing box, under Stuffing.

(6):

(n.) The crosspiece of a bayonet clutch.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Land'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​l/land.html. 1828.
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