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globoid

[gloh-boid]

glo·boid

[gloh-boid]
adjective
1.
approximately globular.
noun
2.
a globoid figure or body.

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Globoid is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

Origin:
1870–75; globe + -oid

sub·glo·boid, adjective
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globoid (ˈɡləʊbɔɪd)
 
adj
1.  shaped approximately like a globe
 
n
2.  a globoid body, such as any of those occurring in certain plant granules

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