globose

[ gloh-bohs, gloh-bohs ]

adjective

1. having the shape of a globe; globelike.

globose

/ ˈɡləʊbəs; ɡləʊˈbəʊs; ˈɡləʊbəʊs; ɡləʊˈbɒsɪtɪ /

adjective

1. spherical or approximately spherical

Derived Forms

• ˈglobosely, adverb
• globosity, noun

Other Words From

• globose·ly adverb
• glo·bos·i·ty [gloh-, bos, -i-tee], globose·ness noun
• sub·globose adjective
• sub·globose·ly adverb
• sub·globose·ness noun
• subglo·bosi·ty noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of globose¹

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin globōsus spherical, forming a globelike mass. See globe, -ose ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of globose¹

C15: from Latin globōsus; see globe

Example Sentences

Shell globose, brown or yellow, with a check or willow leaf pattern, and a single dark band on the periphery.

From Project Gutenberg

Two globose retractile vesicles issue from the ninth and tenth segments of those of Arctia chrysorrhea, &c.

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When young, the stem is globose, afterward becoming club-shaped or cylindrical.

From Project Gutenberg

The larva has a soft fusiform body, surmounted by a somewhat globose head.

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Some clusters show twenty or more stipitate, globose sporangia, conjoined by their distinct but coherent stems.

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Related Words

• bulbous
• curled
• curved
• cylindrical
• elliptical
• oval
• rounded
• spherical