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glans

Pronunciation: /ɡlænz/

The English word “glans” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The acorn or mast of the oak and similar fruits.
  2. Synonym of goiter.
  3. Synonym of pessary.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin glāns (“acorn”).

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