oil gland

collocation in English

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oil
noun
uk
/ɔɪl/us
/ɔɪl/
petroleum (= the black oil obtained from under the earth's surface from which ...
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gland
noun[C]
uk
/ɡlænd/us
/ɡlænd/
an organ of the body or of a plant that secretes (= produces) liquid chemicals that have ...
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(Definition ofoilandglandfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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As in other members of the myrtle family, eucalyptus leaves are covered with oil glands.
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Zest is popular in cooking because it contains the oil glands and has a strong flavor similar to that of the orange pulp.
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They are heavily speckled with white oil glands.
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The oblong leaves are roughly 2 centimeters long, smooth-edged, oppositely arranged, and dotted with visible oil glands.
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There are no oil glands present at the base of the leaf stipules.
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Moreover, removal of theoilglandin chicks, which eliminated the main source of lipids, had no effect on subsequent dust bathing.
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However, all cicatricial alopecias involve inflammation directed at the upper part of the hair follicle where the stem cells and sebaceous gland (oilgland) are located.
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Leaflets are alternate, 4 to 9 cm long, egg shaped or oblong, usually toothed and with evident oil glands.
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The oil glands are lacking compared with healthy leaf.
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Oil glands of the mite contain the toxins and are then released internally as the amphibian digests the insect.
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Oil glands are numerous, and the leaves have a pineapple-like fragrance and stickiness when crushed.
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The leaves are stalked, narrow-lanceolate to 15 x 1 cm, concolorous, glossy, green with numerous oil glands.
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They are hairless and often glandular, sometimes with protruding oil glands on various parts.
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Leaves contain rows of oil glands on the lower surface.
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The squared, ridged stem and oppositely arranged leaves have many oil glands.
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The size of the oil glands on the ovary is a helpful character.
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The plants are related to the citrus family, and have oil glands in the leaves which give off a distinctive aroma.
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The leaf margins are recurved; strongly aromatic and dotted with oil glands, and warted.
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The peel contains volatile oil glands in pits.
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