Category: G

Like a sphere in shape; nearly globose. Approximately spherical in shape. Resembling a globe or globule; spherical.  

Round, spherical. More or less spherical. Spherical or globular; circular in outline. Globular; having the shape of a globe or globule. Spheroidal. Globe-shaped. Having the shape of a globe, almost spherical. Botanist’s term for globular or spherical.  

Covered with a waxy bluish grey or seagreen bloom (as on a plum or cabbage), which rubs off easily. Covered with a fine, waxy, removable powder that imparts a whitish or bluish cast to the surface, as in a prune or a cabbage leaf. Blue-green in colour, with a whitish bloom. Covered with a fine,…

Covered with glands or with a zone of secretion-producing tissue. Bearing glands, short cellular organs secreting resins, oils, tars etc. Pertaining to a gland. Hairs with swollen tips; gland bearing. Furnished with glands. Producing tiny globules of sticky or oily substance (as in a leaf or stem). Dietary ingredients or supplements that are made from…

Smooth and shiny; without hairs, scales or other trichomes; Nowadays often used for without hairs/trichomes alone. Having no hair and smooth to the touch. Shiny, glossy, having no hair. Smooth and non-hairy; a hairy plant is described as “hispid.” Smooth, lacking any covering of hairs, scales or bristles.