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    globose
    /ˈɡləʊbəʊs/

    adjective

    • 1. having the form of a globe; spherical: "the cells are generally globose"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › globoseGlobose Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    adjective. glo· bose ˈglō-ˌbōs. : globular sense 1. More from Merriam-Webster on globose. Britannica English: Translation of globose for Arabic Speakers. Love words? Need even more definitions?

  3. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › globoseGlobose - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    Definitions of globose. adjective. having the shape of a sphere or ball. synonyms: ball-shaped, global, globular, orbicular, spheric, spherical. circular, round. having a circular shape.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishGLOBOSE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    adjective. spherical or approximately spherical. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Derived forms. globosely (ˈglobosely) adverb. globosity (ɡləʊˈbɒsɪtɪ ) or globoseness (ˈgloboseness) noun.

  5. www.oed.com › dictionary › globose_adjglobose, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    The earliest known use of the adjective globose is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for globose is from before 1425, in Guy de Chauliac's Grande Chirurgie . globose is a borrowing from Latin .

  6. www.yourdictionary.com › globoseGlobose Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

    They are dwarf, ribbed, globose or cylindrical plants; and the flowers, which are produced from the side instead of the apex of the stem, are large, and in some cases very beautiful, being remarkable for the length of the tube, which is more or less covered with bristly hairs.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › globoseGlobose - definition of globose by The Free Dictionary

    1. globose - having the shape of a sphere or ball; "a spherical object"; "nearly orbicular in shape"; "little globular houses like mud-wasp nests"- Zane Grey. ball-shaped, globular, spheric, spherical, orbicular, global. circular, round - having a circular shape.

  8. www.dictionary.com › browse › globoseGLOBOSE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Globose definition: having the shape of a globe; globelike.. See examples of GLOBOSE used in a sentence.

  9. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › globoseglobose - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    May 30, 2024 · globose (comparative more globose, superlative most globose) (anatomy or botany) Having a globular form.

  10. www.wordreference.com › definition › globoseglobose - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

    globose /ˈɡləʊbəʊs; ɡləʊˈbəʊs/, globous /ˈɡləʊbəs/ adj. spherical or approximately spherical. Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin globōsus; see globe. ˈglobosely adv. 'globose' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

  11. www.finedictionary.com › globoseGlobose Definition, Meaning & Usage | FineDictionary.com

    Like or resembling a globe; round or spherical in form; specifically, in common use, nearly but not quite spherical or globular. globose. In zoology: Rounded and very prominent; projecting from a surface like a sphere partially buried in it: as, globose eyes, coxæ, etc. globose. Having a globose part: as, the globose curassow, Crax globicera.