glomerule

[ glom-uh-rool ]
/ ˈglɒm əˌrul /

noun Botany.

a cyme condensed into a headlike cluster.

Origin of glomerule

1785–95; < New Latin glomerulus glomerulus

Words nearby glomerule

glomerate, glomeration, glomerular, glomerular filtration rate, glomerular nephritis, glomerule, glomerulitis, glomerulonephritis, glomerulopathy, glomerulosa cell, glomerulosclerosis

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British Dictionary definitions for glomerule

glomerule
/ (ˈɡlɒməˌruːl) /

noun botany

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

Derived forms of glomerule

glomerulate (ɡlɒˈmɛrʊlɪt, -ˌleɪt), adjective

Word Origin for glomerule

C18: from New Latin glomerulus

Medical definitions for glomerule

glomerule
[ glŏm′ə-rōōl′, glŏm′yə- ]

n.

A glomerulus.

Other words from glomerule

glo•mer′u•late (glō-mĕr′yə-lĭt) adj.