SEX GLAND

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sex gland mean? 

• SEX GLAND (noun)
  The noun SEX GLAND has 1 sense:

1. a gland in which gametes (sex cells) are produced

  Familiarity information: SEX GLAND used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SEX GLAND (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A gland in which gametes (sex cells) are produced

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

gonad; sex gland

Hypernyms ("sex gland" is a kind of...):

ductless gland; endocrine; endocrine gland (any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sex gland"):

ovary ((vertebrates) one of usually two organs that produce ova and secrete estrogen and progesterone)

ovotestis (hermaphroditic gonad that contains both testicular and ovarian tissue)

ball; ballock; bollock; egg; nut; orchis; testicle; testis (one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens)