What does "duct" mean?
Duct: (Anat.) One of the vessels of an animal body by which the products of glandular secretion are conveyed to their destination.
Additional senses
- 2.(Bot.) A large, elongated cell, either round or prismatic, usually found associated with woody fiber. Note: Ducts are classified, according to the character of the surface of their walls, or their structure, as annular, spiral, scalariform, etc.
- 3.Guidance; direction. [Obs.] Hammond.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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