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glomerule

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
glomerule
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A head or dense cluster of flowers, formed by condensation of a cyme, as in the flowering dogwood.

noun

A glomerulus.

noun

A globule of metal.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Diminutive of Latin glomus ball.

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Inflected Forms

glomerules (plural)

Derived Forms

glomerulation glomerulomegaly

Questions

What does glomerule mean?
A head or dense cluster of flowers, formed by condensation of a cyme, as in the flowering dogwood.
Where does glomerule come from?
Diminutive of Latin glomus ball.

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