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globose

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glo·bose  (glbs) also glo·bous (-bs)
adj.
Spherical; globular.
globosely adv.
globoseness, glo·bosi·ty (-bs-t) n.
globose [ˈgləʊbəʊs gləʊˈbəʊs], globous [ˈgləʊbəs]
adj
spherical or approximately spherical
[from Latin globōsus; see globe]
globosely  adv
globosity  [gləʊˈbɒsɪtɪ], globoseness n
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Adj.1.globose - having the shape of a sphere or ball; "a spherical object"; "nearly orbicular in shape"; "little globular houses like mud-wasp nests"- Zane Grey
ball-shaped, globular, spheric, spherical, orbicular, global
circular, round - having a circular shape


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