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glomerate
CIDE DICTIONARY
glomerate, a. [L. glomeratus, p. p. of glomerare to glomerate, from glomus. See 3d Glome.].
Gathered together in a roundish mass or dense cluster; conglomerate. [1913 Webster]
glomerate, v. t. & i.
To gather or wind into a ball; to collect into a spherical form or mass, as threads. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
glomerate, adj. Bot. & Anat. compactly clustered.
Etymology
L glomeratus past part. of glomerare f. glomus -eris ball
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