globose

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɡləʊbəʊs/, /ɡləʊˈbəʊs/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(glō′bōs, glō bōs′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
glo•bose  (glō′bōs, glō bōs′),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. having the shape of a globe; globelike.
  • Latin globōsus spherical, forming a globelike mass. See globe, -ose1
  • late Middle English 1400–50
glo′bose•ly, adv. 
glo•bos•i•ty  (glō bos′i tē),USA pronunciation glo′bose•ness, n. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
globose / ˈɡləʊbəʊs ɡləʊˈbəʊs/, globous / ˈɡləʊbəs/
  1. spherical or approximately spherical
Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin globōsus; see globeˈglobosely
'globose' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
-ose - acinarious - blackberry lily - capitulum - cleistothecium - globe amaranth - globe artichoke - orange - perithecium - pomegranate - pycnidium - wintergreen

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