Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun salivary_gland

1 sense of salivary gland

Sense 1
salivary gland -- (any of three pairs of glands in the mouth and digestive system that secrete saliva for digestion)
       => exocrine gland, exocrine, duct gland -- (a gland that secretes externally through a duct)