acinous

[In Fr. acineux.] Min.: Consisting of minute granular concretions. aç-in-u-la, &. [Lat. acinus = a berry, which it somewhat resembles.] A genus of fungi belonging to the order Physomycetes. A. clavus is the ergot of corn. aç'-in-us (pl. aç'-in-i), s. Lat. acinus & acinum = (1) a young berry with seeds, especially the grape; (2) the kernel of a drupe.] I. Botany : 1. A bunch of fleshy fruit, especially a bunch of grapes. In Gærtner's cla ification of fruits, Acinus is the first subdivision of the genus Bacca, or Berry, and is one-celled, with one or two hard seeds, as in the grape, the raspberry, the gooseberry, . 2. ( pl .) The small stones as in grapes, strawberries, . (Loudon: Cyclop. of Plants, Glos sary .) II. Anat . ( plur .): Portions of glands suspended like small berries around a central stem. "These cells grow, and become the future acini."Todd & Bowman Physiol. Anat., ii. 454. -acious. Suffix. [Lat. -acis, gen it. of adj. termination -az , and suff. -osus, -ous = full of, or characterised by: as pertinacious , fr. pertinaci(s), gen it, of adj. pertinax, and suff. -ous full of determination, characterised by determination; veracious, fr. veraci(s), gen it. of adj. veraz , and ous = full of, or characterised by, truth.] The suffix- acious is akin to, but not identical with, -aceous (q.v.).