glomerule

[ glom-uh-rool ]

noun

, Botany.

1. a cyme condensed into a headlike cluster.

glomerule

/ -ˌleɪt; ˈɡlɒməˌruːl; ɡlɒˈmɛrʊlɪt /

noun

1. a cymose inflorescence in the form of a ball-like cluster of flowers
2. a ball-like cluster of spores

Derived Forms

• glomerulate, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of glomerule¹

1785–95; < New Latin glomerulus glomerulus

Word History and Origins

Origin of glomerule¹

C18: from New Latin glomerulus

Example Sentences

A Glomerule is a cyme still more compacted, so as to imitate a head.

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