lymph gland vs lymph node

lymph gland and lymph node both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lymph gland	Yes	No	No	No
lymph node	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, lymph gland and lymph node are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of lymph gland include node.

lymph gland (noun)	lymph node (noun)
the source of lymph and lymphocytes	the source of lymph and lymphocytes