glomerule

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɡlɒməˌruːl/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(glomə ro̅o̅l′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
glom•er•ule  (glomə ro̅o̅l′),USA pronunciation n. [Bot.]
  1. Botanya cyme condensed into a headlike cluster.
  • Neo-Latin glomerulus glomerulus
  • 1785–95

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
glomerule / ˈɡlɒməˌruːl/
  1. a cymose inflorescence in the form of a ball-like cluster of flowers
Etymology: 18th Century: from New Latin glomerulus

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