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