globose

[ gloh-bohs, gloh-bohs ]

/ ˈgloʊ boʊs, gloʊˈboʊs /

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adjective

having the shape of a globe; globelike.

Origin of globose

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin globōsus spherical, forming a globelike mass. See globe, -ose¹

OTHER WORDS FROM globose

glo·bose·ly, adverb glo·bos·i·ty

[gloh-bos-i-tee] /gloʊˈbɒs ɪ ti/, glo·bose·ness, noun sub·glo·bose, adjective sub·glo·bose·ly, adverb

sub·glo·bose·ness, noun sub·glo·bos·i·ty, noun

Words nearby globose

globigerina ooze, globin, globish, globoid, globoid cell leukodystrophy, globose, globoside, globular, globular cluster, globule, globuliferous

Example sentences from the Web for globose

Physarella lusitanica Torrend is a globose form depressed above or betimes discoidal, occurring on Eucalyptus trees in Portugal.

The North American Slime-Moulds |Thomas H. (Thomas Huston) MacBride
Calyx cylindric-campanulate above the persistent oblong or globose base, the limb valvately 4-cleft, deciduous.

The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States |Asa Gray
Columella short, globose, evident (though distinct in mature plants).

The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise |M. E. Hard
The ovary is three-celled, with the cells one or many seeded, and the fruit is a globose berry.

Botany for Ladies |Jane Loudon

It grows in globose tufts, and is common in Long Island Sound.

The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide |Augusta Foote Arnold

British Dictionary definitions for globose

globose

globous (ˈɡləʊbəs)

/ (ˈɡləʊbəʊs, ɡləʊˈbəʊs) /

adjective

spherical or approximately spherical

Derived forms of globose

globosely, adverb globosity (ɡləʊˈbɒsɪtɪ) or globoseness, noun

Word Origin for globose

C15: from Latin globōsus; see globe

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globose

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globous (ˈɡləʊbəs)

adjective

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globose

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globous (ˈɡləʊbəs)

adjective

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