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    globose
    /ˈɡləʊbəʊs/

    adjective

    • 1. having the form of a globe; spherical: "the cells are generally globose"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › globoseGlobose Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    adjective. glo· bose ˈglō-ˌbōs. : globular sense 1a (1) globose pollen. Word History. First Known Use. 1667, in the meaning defined above. Time Traveler. The first known use of globose was in 1667. See more words from the same year. Dictionary Entries Near globose. globoid. globose. globosity. See More Nearby Entries. Cite this Entry. Style.

  3. www.dictionary.com › browse › globoseGLOBOSE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Globose definition: having the shape of a globe; globelike.. See examples of GLOBOSE used in a sentence.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishGLOBOSE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Definition of 'globose' Word Frequency. globose in British English. (ˈɡləʊbəʊs , ɡləʊˈbəʊs ) or globous (ˈɡləʊbəs ) adjective. spherical or approximately spherical. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Derived forms. globosely (ˈglobosely) adverb. globosity (ɡləʊˈbɒsɪtɪ ) or globoseness (ˈgloboseness) noun. Word origin.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › globoseGlobose - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Definitions of globose. adjective. having the shape of a sphere or ball. synonyms: ball-shaped, global, globular, orbicular, spheric, spherical. circular, round. having a circular shape.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › globoseGlobose - definition of globose by The Free Dictionary

    globose - having the shape of a sphere or ball; "a spherical object"; "nearly orbicular in shape"; "little globular houses like mud-wasp nests"- Zane Grey. ball-shaped, globular, spheric, spherical, orbicular, global. circular, round - having a circular shape.

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryglobose | Definition and example sentences - Cambridge Dictionary

    The female (seed) cones, which mature in autumn about 18 months after pollination, are globose, large, 1220 cm in diameter, and hold about 200 seeds. From Wikipedia

  8. www.yourdictionary.com › globoseGlobose Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    They are dwarf, ribbed, globose or cylindrical plants; and the flowers, which are produced from the side instead of the apex of the stem, are large, and in some cases very beautiful, being remarkable for the length of the tube, which is more or less covered with bristly hairs.

  9. www.wordreference.com › definition › globoseglobose - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

    globose /ˈɡləʊbəʊs; ɡləʊˈbəʊs/, globous /ˈɡləʊbəs/ adj. spherical or approximately spherical. Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin globōsus; see globe. ˈglobosely adv. 'globose' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

  10. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › globoseglobose - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    May 30, 2024 · globose (comparative more globose, superlative most globose) (anatomy or botany) Having a globular form.

  11. www.oed.com › dictionary › globose_adjglobose, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    The earliest known use of the adjective globose is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for globose is from before 1425, in Guy de Chauliac's Grande Chirurgie . globose is a borrowing from Latin.