glomerate

verb, adj — 2 senses

glomerate

verb

Etymology Borrowed from Latin glomerātus, perfect passive participle of glomero (“to glomerate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

To gather or curl into a ball; to collect (threads, etc.) into a spherical form or mass.

glomerated fig tree

glomerate

adj

Etymology Borrowed from Latin glomerātus, perfect passive participle of glomero (“to glomerate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Archaic Gathered together in a somewhat spherical mass or dense cluster; conglomerate.

glomerate gland
glomerate flower

1 more example

glomerate mass of crystals

Related terms: conglomerate, glomeration

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