释义 |
glob·ule \ˈglä(ˌ)byül\ noun (-s) Etymology: French, from Latin globulus, dimin. of globus globe 1. : a small often minute spherical mass (as of a liquid or semiliquid substance) : a small globular body (as a drop of water or a bead of sweat) : a tiny globe or ball < globules of mercury > < globules of fat > specifically : a small spherical pill of compressed sugar usually saturated with an alcoholic tincture and used in homeopathy 2. : the male reproductive organ of a plant of the family Characeae |