silk gland in English

noun
1
a gland in a silkworm, spider, or other arthropod that secretes the substance that hardens as threads of silk or web.
The spider manufactures silk protein in its silk gland , at which point it is still soluble.
noun
    sericterium

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1. A silk gland kind of looks like a sac with a lot of silk proteins stuck inside.