glands is a form of:

Flange



noun
1.
(a projecting fiat rim, collar, or rib, a projecting edge) បាតស្បែកជើង, ទ្រនាប់បាតជើង, កែងស្បែកជើង, ខាងកន្សៃ, គែមកង់
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
An external or internal rib, or rim, for strength, as the flange of an iron beam; or for a guide, as the flange of a car wheel; or for attachment to another object, as the flange on the end of a pipe, steam cylinder, etc.
2.
A plate or ring to form a rim at the end of a pipe when fastened to the pipe.
verb
1.
(TRANSITIVE) To make a flange on; to furnish with a flange.
2.
(INTRANSITIVE) To be bent into a flange.