glomerule noun. ['glɒmǝru:l] L18.
[French glomérule from mod. Latin GLOMERULUS.]
1. Botany. A condensed cymose flower-head. Now rare. L18.

2. Microbiology. A small clump or cluster of cells or spores, esp. of algal cells in lichens. M19.

3. Anatomy. = GLOMERULUS 1. rare. M19.

■ glo'merulose adjective (chiefly Botany) bearing or occurring as glomerules L19.

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