subˈglobular,a. [sub- 21 c.] Somewhat or almost globular. So subˈglobulosea. (in Dicts.). 1787tr.Linnæus' Fam. Plants 195 Stigma's subglobular.1812New Bot.Gard. I. 41 The pistillum is a subglobular germ.1897Allbutt's Syst.Med. III. 564 Circumscribed globular or subglobular tumours.