Resembling a gland; having characteristics similar to those of a gland.
From gland + -like (suffix meaning resembling). A straightforward descriptive term for structures that resemble glands without being true glands.
'-Like' words are English's most productive suffix—we add it to anything to make a comparison: 'glandlike,' 'spoonlike,' 'ghostlike.' It's how language evolves to describe new things.
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