"glomerule" meaning in English

See glomerule in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: glomerules [plural]
Etymology: Diminutive of Latin glomus ball. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|glomus}} Latin glomus Head templates: {{en-noun}} glomerule (plural glomerules)
  1. (botany) A head or dense cluster of flowers, formed by condensation of a cyme, as in the flowering dogwood. Categories (topical): Botany
    Sense id: en-glomerule-en-noun-f6puDt5c Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 73 27 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
  2. (anatomy) A glomerulus. Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-glomerule-en-noun-1NCJtRRa Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

Inflected forms

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