Definition: globose

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Source: WordNet (r) 1.7 

globose
     adj : having the shape of a sphere or ball; "a spherical object";
           "nearly orbicular in shape"; "little globular houses
           like mud-wasp nests"- Zane Grey [syn: ball-shaped, global,
            globular, orbicular, spheric, spherical]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) 

Globose \Glo*bose"\, a. [L. globosus.]
   Having a rounded form resembling that of a globe; globular,
   or nearly so; spherical. --Milton.