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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. of or relating to tears;
[syn: lacrimal, lachrymal]

2. relating to or located near the organ that produces tears;
[syn: lacrimal, lachrymal]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Lachrymatory \Lach"ry*ma*to*ry\, n.; pl. -ries. [Cf. F. lacrymatoire.] (Antiq.) A "tear-bottle;" a narrow-necked vessel found in sepulchers of the ancient Romans; -- so called from a former notion that the tears of the deceased person's friends were collected in it. Called also lachrymal or lacrymal. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Lachrymal \Lach"ry*mal\, a. [Cf. F. lacrymal. See Lachrymose.] 1. Of or pertaining to tears; as, lachrymal effusions. [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat.) Pertaining to, or secreting, tears; as, the lachrymal gland. [1913 Webster] 3. (Anat.) Pertaining to the lachrymal[2] organs; as, lachrymal bone; lachrymal duct. [1913 Webster] Lachrymal
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Lachrymal \Lach"ry*mal\, Lacrymal \Lac"ry*mal\, n. See Lachrymatory. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

lachrymal adj 1: of or relating to tears [syn: lacrimal, lachrymal] 2: relating to or located near the organ that produces tears [syn: lacrimal, lachrymal]