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Noun: green gland  green gland
  1. One of a pair of glands (believed to have excretory functions) in some crustaceans near the base of the large antennae
    "The green gland in crayfish helps regulate salt balance"

Derived forms: green glands

Type of: gland, secretor, secretory organ

Part of: crustacean

Encyclopedia: Green gland