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glomerate en · ADJ

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (archaic, not-comparable) Gathered together in a somewhat spherical mass or dense cluster; conglomerate.
   • glomerate flower
   • glomerate gland
   • glomerate mass of crystals

Relateds

glomeration · agglomerate · conglomerate

Synonyms

glomerated

glomerate en · VERB

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. To gather or curl into a ball; to collect (threads, etc.) into a spherical form or mass.
   • glomerated fig tree

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