Etymology

glomerule

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Today it means: A head or dense cluster of flowers, formed by condensation of a cyme, as in the flowering dogwood. Full definition →

Latin glomus
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  1. Latin · derived fromglomus
  2. English todayglomerule

Diminutive of Latin glomus ball.

Words from the same roots

Latinglomus all →

glomusglomeglomuliferous

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