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glomerule

noun

Etymology

Diminutive of Latin glomus ball.

  1. derived from glomus ball

Definitions

  1. A head or dense cluster of flowers, formed by condensation of a cyme, as in the flowering…

    A head or dense cluster of flowers, formed by condensation of a cyme, as in the flowering dogwood.

    • glomerules of the thallus
    • O. fragrantissima[…]Inflorescence of alternate sessile glomerules ½–¾ in. diam., each containing 8–12 nearly sessile heads[…]

  2. A glomerulus.

    • The function of the glomerule is to separate the superfluous water from the blood

  3. A globule of metal.

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for glomerule. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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