What is the Latin word for gland?

The usual Latin words for “gland” are glandula, glandulōsus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

English → Latin

“gland” in Latin

glandulaa little acorn glandulōsusfull of kernels; glandulous

The English word gland itself goes back to Latin glāns, through glandulae.

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

gland

glandula (Cels., 4, 1; also, “swelled gland,” Cels. 2, 1, PROP. fin.). Glands swell, glandulae intumescunt (ib.): full of glands, glandulosus.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for gland?: The usual Latin words for “gland” are glandula, glandulōsus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.