Globose
[gloh-bohs, gloh-bohs] /ˈgloʊ boʊs, gloʊˈboʊs/
adjective
1.
having the shape of a globe; globelike.
/ˈɡləʊbəʊs; ɡləʊˈbəʊs/
adjective
1.
spherical or approximately spherical
adj.
“spherical,” early 15c., “large and formless,” from Latin globosus “round as a ball,” from globus (see globe).
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