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glomerule

glom·er·ule [ glómmə rl ] (plural glom·er·ules)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. head of flower: a flat-topped flower head formed by a compact cluster of short-stalked flowers

2. spore cluster: a cluster of spores formed into a ball shape

[Late 18th century. Via French< modern Latin glomerulus (see glomerulus)]

glo·mer·u·late [ glo mérrələt, glə mérrələt ] adjective
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