spherulateadj.
Etymology: < modern Latin sphaerulātus.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈspherulate.
Entomology.
rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence IV. xlvi. 274 Spherulate,..having one or more rows of minute tubercles.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2021).