Glomerule
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Glomerule is a noun meaning (botany) A head or dense cluster of flowers, formed by condensation of a cyme, as in the flowering dogwood.
Meaning
(botany) A head or dense cluster of flowers, formed by condensation of a cyme, as in the flowering dogwood.
More Meanings
- (anatomy) A glomerulus.
- (mining) A globule of metal.
Example Sentences
glomerules of the thallus
The function of the glomerule is to separate the superfluous water from the blood
O. fragrantissima[…]Inflorescence of alternate sessile glomerules ½–¾ in. diam., each containing 8–12 nearly sessile heads[…]
Word Forms
- glomerules
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include glome, floret, head, follicle, capitulum, galea.
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