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glomerate

verb

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin glomerātus, perfect passive participle of glomero (“to glomerate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

  1. borrowed from glomerātus

Definitions

  1. To gather or curl into a ball

    To gather or curl into a ball; to collect (threads, etc.) into a spherical form or mass.

    • glomerated fig tree

  2. Gathered together in a somewhat spherical mass or dense cluster

    Gathered together in a somewhat spherical mass or dense cluster; conglomerate.

    • glomerate gland
    • glomerate flower
    • glomerate mass of crystals

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