glomerate

The English word “glomerate” has 2 meanings listed here.

verb

To gather or curl into a ball; to collect (threads, etc.) into a spherical form or mass.

adjective

Gathered together in a somewhat spherical mass or dense cluster; conglomerate.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin glomerātus, perfect passive participle of glomero (“to glomerate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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