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Definition of Silk gland

1. Noun. Silk-producing gland of insects (especially of a silkworm) or spiders.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Silk Gland

Literary usage of Silk gland

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1902)
"silk gland sections, a, cross section of functional g!and; i, cross section of gland without secretion ; c, cross section of unmodified tubule ; . ..."

2. Entomology: With Special Reference to Its Biological and Economic Aspects by Justus Watson Folsom (1906)
"A transverse or radial section of a silk gland shows a layer of glandular ... Sections of silk gland of the silk worm. A, radial; B, transverse, b, ..."

3. Entomology, with Special Reference to Its Ecological Aspects by Justus Watson Folsom (1922)
"Sections of silk gland of the silk worm. A, radial; B, transverse, 6, basement membrane; ... A transverse or radial section of a silk gland shows a layer of ..."

4. Zoology of the Invertebrata: A Text-book for Students. by Arthur Everett Shipley (1893)
"... silk-gland. 16. ... Aggregate or dendriform silk-gland. 9. Cerebral ganglion, giving off nerves to the eyes. 18. ..."

5. Inside the Cell by Maya Pines (1990)
"For example, in each cell of a silk worm's silk gland there is a single ... In 4 days, a silk gland cell can manufacture a billion molecules of fibroin! ..."

6. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1902)
"silk gland sections, a, cross section of functional g!and; i, cross section of gland without secretion ; c, cross section of unmodified tubule ; . ..."

7. Entomology: With Special Reference to Its Biological and Economic Aspects by Justus Watson Folsom (1906)
"A transverse or radial section of a silk gland shows a layer of glandular ... Sections of silk gland of the silk worm. A, radial; B, transverse, b, ..."

8. Entomology, with Special Reference to Its Ecological Aspects by Justus Watson Folsom (1922)
"Sections of silk gland of the silk worm. A, radial; B, transverse, 6, basement membrane; ... A transverse or radial section of a silk gland shows a layer of ..."

9. Zoology of the Invertebrata: A Text-book for Students. by Arthur Everett Shipley (1893)
"... silk-gland. 16. ... Aggregate or dendriform silk-gland. 9. Cerebral ganglion, giving off nerves to the eyes. 18. ..."

10. Inside the Cell by Maya Pines (1990)
"For example, in each cell of a silk worm's silk gland there is a single ... In 4 days, a silk gland cell can manufacture a billion molecules of fibroin! ..."

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