Globular


[glob-yuh-ler] /ˈglɒb yə lər/

adjective
1.
globe-shaped; spherical.
2.
composed of or having globules.
3.
worldwide; global.
/ˈɡlɒbjʊlə/
adjective
1.
shaped like a globe or globule
2.
having or consisting of globules
adj.

1650s, from French globulaire, from Latin globus (see globe).

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