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Definition of Nassanoff gland in English:

Nassanoff gland

noun

(also Nassanoff's gland)
Entomology

  • A gland on the back of the honey bee, between the sixth and seventh segments of the abdomen, which secretes a pheromone that seems to attract workers.

Origin

1950s; earliest use found in Proceedings of the Royal Society of London.