Having the form or structure of berries or small drupes clustered together, resembling grapes or currants.
From Latin acinus meaning 'berry' or 'grape seed,' derived from Greek akis. The suffix -ous makes it an adjective meaning 'characterized by' or 'full of.'
This word shows how botanists borrowed directly from ancient languages to describe plant structures—when Linnaeus needed words for every tiny plant part, Latin and Greek provided the perfect building blocks.
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