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Definition of oil gland in English: oil glandnoun Zoology Botany 1A gland which secretes oil. Example sentencesExamples - Flowers are yellow, pink or white, protogynous, herkogamous and sometimes lack oil glands.
- Rosemary and thyme leaves contain oil glands which further protect them from heat and intensify their aromas when crushed.
- A few quick words on the ferret's interesting odour… all members of the weasel family have oil glands that give off a musky smell.
- The actual culprit isn't their fur, but the proteins emitted by the oil glands.
- And if you look closely you can identify the plant but the tiny oil glands visible in the larger leaves when you hold them up to the light.
- 1.1Ornithology
another term for preen gland Example sentencesExamples - Rheas lack oil glands, and their feathers lack hooks, making them unusually soft.
- To do this the bird twists its neck around 180° and dips its beak into a tiny oil gland right down at the back of its spine.
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