what does sudoriferous gland mean?

SUDORIFEROUS GLAND as NOUN

Meaning
- any of the glands in the skin that secrete perspiration
Synonym(s)
- sweat gland (what does sweat gland mean?)
Hypernyms(s) sudoriferous gland is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- exocrine gland (what does exocrine gland mean?)
- duct gland (what does duct gland mean?)
Hyponym(s)
- apocrine gland (what does apocrine gland mean?)
- eccrine gland (what does eccrine gland mean?)