botryose

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bot⋅ry⋅ose

[bo-tree-ohs]

–adjective

1.	Mineralogy. botryoidal.

Origin:
< Gk bótry(s) bunch of grapes + -ose ¹

[bo-tree-oid-l]

–adjective Mineralogy.

having the form of a bunch of grapes: botryoidal hematite.

Also, bot⋅ry⋅oid, botryose.

Origin:
1810–20; < Gk botryoeid(

s) shaped like a bunch of grapes (bótry(s) bunch of grapes + -oeidēs -oid ) + -al ¹

Related forms:

bot⋅ry⋅oi⋅dal⋅ly, adverb

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botryoidal (bŏt'rē-oid'l) Pronunciation Key
Shaped like a bunch of grapes. Certain minerals and parts of organisms can be botryoidal.

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