globose

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globose - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Globose \Glo*bose"\, a. [L. globosus.]
     Having a rounded form resembling that of a globe; globular,
     or nearly so; spherical. --Milton.
     [1913 Webster]

globose - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  globose
      adj 1: having the shape of a sphere or ball; "a spherical
             object"; "nearly orbicular in shape"; "little globular
             houses like mud-wasp nests"- Zane Grey [syn: ball-  shaped
             , global, globose, globular, orbicular,
             spheric, spherical]