Definition of Glomerules. Meaning of Glomerules. Synonyms of Glomerules

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Definition of Glomerules

Glomerule
Glomerule Glom"er*ule, n. [Dim. fr. L. glomus ball.] 1. (Bot.) A head or dense cluster of flowers, formed by condensation of a cyme, as in the flowering dogwood. 2. (Anat.) A glomerulus.

Meaning of Glomerules from wikipedia

- inflorescences. Very small flowers sit in one- to three- (rarely eight-) flowered glomerules in the axils of short bracts or in the upper half of the inflorescence...
- plants are usually dioecious, (rarely monoecious). The male flowers are in glomerules forming interrupted terminal spike-like panicles. They consist of 4-5...
- but no ray florets. The heads are clumped together in groups called "glomerules," hence the scientific name of the species. The Plant List, Brickellia...
- v t e Disease of the kidney glomerules Primarily nephrotic Primarily nephritic, RPG General glomerulonephritis glomerulonephrosis...
- terminal and lateral. They consist of ****ately or paniculately arranged glomerules of flowers. Plants are monoecious (rarely dioecious). In monoecious plants...
- cylindrical stipe is pruinose with a somewhat bulbous base. There are greenish glomerules at the stipe base, indicating a lichen thallus of the Botrydina type....
- both ends, with small hairs and small teeth. Flowers are born in small glomerules (clumps) of pink or purple flowers and green bracts, born in the axils...
- elliptical. Flowers are small, white, clustered in terminal and axillary glomerules. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, ****coce neoterminalis...
- linear-lanceolate, with dark reddish petioles. Inflorescences show many globose glomerules, 3–5 mm in diameter. The fruits are edible and can be used to make wine...
- narrowly linear, up to 5 cm (2.0 in) long. Flower heads are born in tight glomerules (clumps) along the upper parts of the stems. Tropicos Flora of North America...