Meanings
plural pineal glands
- anatomyA small, pinecone-shaped endocrine gland found near the centre of the brain that produces melatonin.
Synonyms: epiphysis, pineal body, conarion, conarium
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA small, pinecone-shaped endocrine gland found near the centre of the brain that produces melatonin.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna small endocrine gland in the brain; situated beneath the back part of the corpus callosum; secretes melatonin
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From pineal + gland, from its pine-cone shape.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic غُدَّة صَنَوْبَرِيَّة, جِسْم صَنَوْبَرِيّ
- غُدَّة صَنَوْبَرِيَّة (ḡudda ṣanawbariyya)small endocrine gland
- جِسْم صَنَوْبَرِيّ (jism ṣanawbariyy)small endocrine gland
Basque guruin pineal
- guruin pinealsmall endocrine gland
Bulgarian епифизна жлеза
- епифизна жлеза (epifizna žleza)small endocrine gland
Catalan glàndula pineal, epífisi
- glàndula pinealsmall endocrine gland
- epífisismall endocrine gland
Chinese Mandarin 松果腺, 松果體 /松果体
- 松果腺 (sōngguǒxiàn)small endocrine gland
- 松果體 /松果体 (sōngguǒtǐ)small endocrine gland
Czech šišinka, epifýza
- šišinkasmall endocrine gland
- epifýzasmall endocrine gland
Dutch epifyse, pijnappelklier
- epifysesmall endocrine gland
- pijnappelkliersmall endocrine gland
Esperanto pineala glando
- pineala glandosmall endocrine gland
Finnish käpyrauhanen, epifyysi
- käpyrauhanensmall endocrine gland
- epifyysismall endocrine gland
French glande pinéale
- glande pinéalesmall endocrine gland
German Zirbeldrüse
- Zirbeldrüsesmall endocrine gland
Greek κωνάριον, επίφυση
- κωνάριον (konárion)small endocrine gland
- επίφυση (epífysi)small endocrine gland
Hebrew בלוטת האצטרובל
- בלוטת האצטרובלsmall endocrine gland
Hindi पीनियल ग्रंथि
- पीनियल ग्रंथि (pīniyal granthi)small endocrine gland
Hungarian tobozmirigy
- tobozmirigysmall endocrine gland
Icelandic heilaköngull
- heilaköngullsmall endocrine gland
Irish faireog phinéalach
- faireog phinéalachsmall endocrine gland
Italian ghiandola pineale
- ghiandola pinealesmall endocrine gland
Japanese 松果体, 松果腺
- 松果体 (shōkatai)small endocrine gland
- 松果腺 (shōkasen)small endocrine gland
Korean 송과선
- 송과선 (songgwaseon)small endocrine gland
Latin glandula pinealis
- glandula pinealissmall endocrine gland
Latvian epifīze
- epifīzesmall endocrine gland
Lithuanian kankorėžinė liauka
- kankorėžinė liaukasmall endocrine gland
Norwegian Bokmål konglekjertel, epifyse
- konglekjertelsmall endocrine gland
- epifysesmall endocrine gland
Polish szyszynka
- szyszynkasmall endocrine gland
Portuguese glândula pineal
- glândula pinealsmall endocrine gland
Romanian glandă pineală
- glandă pinealăsmall endocrine gland
Russian шишкови́дная железа́, эпифи́з
- шишкови́дная железа́ (šiškovídnaja železá)small endocrine gland
- эпифи́з (epifíz)small endocrine gland
Slovak šuškovité teliesko
- šuškovité telieskosmall endocrine gland
Spanish glándula pineal, epífisis
- glándula pinealsmall endocrine gland
- epífisissmall endocrine gland
Swedish tallkottkörteln
- tallkottkörtelnsmall endocrine gland
Turkish epifiz, epifiz bezi
- epifizsmall endocrine gland
- epifiz bezismall endocrine gland
- pineal bezsmall endocrine gland
Ukrainian епіфі́з
- епіфі́з (epifíz)small endocrine gland
Vietnamese tuyến tùng
- tuyến tùngsmall endocrine gland
Cite this entry
pineal gland. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pineal%20gland
“pineal gland.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pineal%20gland. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pineal gland,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pineal%20gland.
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