glomerule


glom·er·ule

noun \ˈglä-mə-ˌrül, -mər-ˌyül\

Definition of GLOMERULE

: a compacted cyme of almost sessile and usually small flowers

Origin of GLOMERULE

New Latin glomerulus
First Known Use: 1793

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