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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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