glomerate

[ glom-er-it, -uh-reyt ]

adjective

1. compactly clustered.

glomerate

/ ˈɡlɒmərɪt /

adjective

1. gathered into a compact rounded mass
2. wound up like a ball of thread
3. anatomy (esp of glands) conglomerate in structure

Other Words From

• non·glomer·ate adjective
• non·glomer·ate·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of glomerate¹

1785–95; < Latin glomerātus wound or formed into a ball (past participle of glomerāre ), equivalent to glomer- (stem of glomus ) ball-shaped mass + -ātus -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of glomerate¹

C18: from Latin glomerāre to wind into a ball, from glomus ball

Example Sentences

Usually twining or trailing; flowers on axillary peduncles or cymose-glomerate.

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