TEAR GLAND

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of the glands in the eyes that secrete tears

Synonyms:

lachrymal gland; lacrimal gland; tear gland

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("tear gland" is a kind of...):

duct gland; exocrine; exocrine gland (a gland that secretes externally through a duct)

Holonyms ("tear gland" is a part of...):

lacrimal apparatus (the structures that secrete and drain tears from the eye)

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