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glomerule
[ glom-uh-rool ]
noun
, Botany.
- a cyme condensed into a headlike cluster.
glomerule
/ -ˌleɪt; ɡlɒˈmɛrʊlɪt; ˈɡlɒməˌruːl /
noun
- a cymose inflorescence in the form of a ball-like cluster of flowers
- a ball-like cluster of spores
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Derived Forms
- glomerulate, adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of glomerule1
1785–95; < New Latin glomerulus glomerulus
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Word History and Origins
Origin of glomerule1
C18: from New Latin glomerulus
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Example Sentences
A Glomerule is a cyme still more compacted, so as to imitate a head.
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