BOTRYOID

botryoid, botryoidal, boytrose

(adjective) resembling a cluster of grapes in form

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

botryoid (plural botryoids)

(botany) A determinate inflorescence, similar to a raceme, taking the form of flowers arranged alongside an axis.

Source: Wiktionary


Bot"ry*oid, Bot`ry*oid"al, a. Etym: [Gr. cluster of grapes + -oid.]

Definition: Having the form of a bunch of grapes; like a cluster of grapes, as a mineral presenting an aggregation of small spherical or spheroidal prominences.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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