"glomerous" meaning in English

See glomerous in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more glomerous [comparative], most glomerous [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin glomerosus, from glomus. See glome. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|glomerosus}} Latin glomerosus, {{m|la|glomus}} glomus, {{m|en|glome}} glome Head templates: {{en-adj}} glomerous (comparative more glomerous, superlative most glomerous)
  1. (rare or India) Gathered or formed into a ball or round mass. Tags: India, rare
    Sense id: en-glomerous-en-adj-ZRqkTyco Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Indian English

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