'globular-fruited' originates from English, specifically a compound of 'globular' and 'fruited', where 'globular' ultimately derives from Latin 'globus' (via Late Latin 'globulus') meaning 'ball', and 'fruit' comes from Latin 'fructus' meaning 'fruit or produce'.

'globular' developed from Latin 'globulus' ('small ball') through Late Latin and Old French forms into Middle English 'globule' and the adjective 'globular'; 'fruit' entered English from Old French 'fruit', from Latin 'fructus', and the adjective 'fruited' is formed in English by adding the participial suffix '-ed' to 'fruit'. These elements were later combined in English to form the descriptive compound 'globular-fruited'.

Initially, the components meant 'small ball' (globulus) and 'fruit' (fructus); over time they combined in English to denote specifically 'bearing or having ball-shaped fruits', which is the current botanical descriptive sense.