glom|er|ule

glom|er|ule
glom|er|ule «GLOM uh rool», noun.
1. any compact cluster.
2. Botany. a cyme condensed into a headlike cluster, such as that of flowering dogwood.
[< New Latin glomerulus; see etym. at glomerulus (Cf.glomerulus)]

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  • glom — ag·glom·er·ant; ag·glom·er·at·ic; ag·glom·er·a·tion; ag·glom·er·a·tive; ag·glom·er·a·tor; con·glom·er·at·ic; con·glom·er·a·tion; fan·glom·er·ate; glom; glom·er·el·la; glom·er·ule; con·glom·e·ra·teur; con·glom·er·a·tor; ag·glom·er·ate;… …   English syllables

  • glomerule — glom·er·ule …   English syllables

  • glomerule — glom•er•ule [[t]ˈglɒm əˌrul[/t]] n. bot a cyme condensed into a headlike cluster • Etymology: 1785–95; < NL glomerulus glomerulus …   From formal English to slang

  • er — er·i·an·thus; er·ic; er·i·ca; er·i·ca·ce·ae; er·i·cad; er·i·ca·les; er·i·ce·tal; er·i·ce·tic·o·lous; er·i·coid; er·i·co·phyte; erig·er·on; er·i·glos·sa; er·ik·ite; er·i·na·ceous; er·i·na·ceus; er·in·ite; er·i·nose; er·i·o·bot·rya;… …   English syllables

  • Glomerule — Glom er*ule, n. [Dim. fr. L. glomus ball.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) A head or dense cluster of flowers, formed by condensation of a cyme, as in the flowering dogwood. [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat.) A glomerulus. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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