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

1 sense of tear gland

Sense 1
lacrimal gland, lachrymal gland, tear gland -- (any of the glands in the eyes that secrete tears)
       => exocrine gland, exocrine, duct gland -- (a gland that secretes externally through a duct)