1. formed into a compact, rounded cluster or ball; gathered together in a dense mass
Usage: botanical and biological term

1. to gather or form into a compact cluster or rounded mass
Usage: transitive or intransitive; formal or technical

Examples

• The glomerate flowers of the plant form tight, spherical heads.
• Dust particles glomerate into larger clumps when exposed to moisture.
• The glomerate structure of the mineral specimen was clearly visible under magnification.
• The cells began to glomerate as the solution cooled.
• Glomerate masses of seaweed washed up on the shore after the storm.