What is "glans"

Glans \Glans\n.; pl. Glandes. [L. See Gland.]

1. (Anat.) The vascular body which forms the apex of the penis, and the extremity of the clitoris.

2. (Bot.) The acorn or mast of the oak and similar fruits.
   --Gray.

3. (Med.)

   1. Goiter.

   2. A pessary. [Obs.]

1640s, from Latin glans "acorn" (see gland).

n. 1 The vascular body which forms the apex of the penis. 2 The vascular body which forms the extremity of the clitoris. 3 The acorn or mast of the oak and similar fruits. 4 A goiter. 5 A pessary. 6 (context rare English) (plural of glans English)Category:English plurals

1. n. a small rounded gland-like structure; especially that at the end of the penis or clitoris

2. [also: glandes (pl)]

''For the clam genus Glans, see the article on its family, Carditidae.

The glans (, plural "glandes" ; from the Latin word for " acorn") is a vascular structure located at the tip of the penis in male mammals or a homologous genital structure of the clitoris in female mammals.