gland of Deshayes
English
Noun
gland
of
Deshayes
(
plural
glands of Deshayes
)
(
biology
)
A special
organ
in
shipworms
that
digests
the
cellulose
in the fine
particles
of
wood
formed by their
boring
action.
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