globular

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Capsule globular, about the size of a pea, black, coriaceous, thorny, bivalvate.

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  1. adjective Having the shape of a globe or globule; spherical.
  2. adjective Consisting of globules.
  3. adjective Worldwide; global.

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spherical ·  conical ·  egg-shaped ·  oblong ·  elliptical ·  hemispherical ·  ovoid ·  semicircular ·  cup-shaped ·  tubular ·  convex ·  bulbous
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  1. = French globulaire = Portuguese globular = Italian globulare, from New Latin globularis, from Latin globulus, a little ball: see globule.
 

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/ˈglɑbjulər/
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