- botryoidal
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adjective
Etymology: Greek botryoeidēs, from botrys bunch of grapes
Date: 1816
having the form of a bunch of grapes <botryoidal garnets>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
botryoidal
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botryoidal — [bä΄trē oid′ l] adj. [< Gr botryoeidēs(< botrys, bunch of grapes + eidēs, OID) + AL] resembling a bunch of grapes: also botryoid … English World dictionary
Botryoidal — Botryoid Bot ry*oid, Botryoidal Bot ry*oid al, a. [Gr. ? cluster of grapes + oid.] 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; as, botryoidal … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Botryoidal — A botryoidal texture or mineral habit is one in which the mineral has a globular external form resembling a bunch of grapes as derived from the Greek. This is a common form for many minerals particularly hematite where it is the classically… … Wikipedia
botryoidal — botryoidally, adv. /bo tree oyd l/, adj. Mineral. having the form of a bunch of grapes: botryoidal hematite. Also, botryoid, botryose. [1810 20; < Gk botryoeid(és) shaped like a bunch of grapes (bótry(s) bunch of grapes + oeides OID) + AL1] * * * … Universalium
botryoidal — bot•ry•oi•dal [[t]ˌbɒ triˈɔɪd l[/t]] adj. Mineral. mir having the form of a bunch of grapes: botryoidal hematite[/ex] • Etymology: 1810–20; < Gk botryoeid(ḗs) (bótry(s) bunch of grapes + oeidēs oid) + al I bot ry•oi′dal•ly, adv … From formal English to slang
Botryoidal Spring — is a geyser in the Lower Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States.Botryoidal Spring is part of the White Creek Group which includes A 0 Geyser and Spindle Geyser. As its name indicates, Botryoidal Spring was formerly a hot… … Wikipedia
botryoidal — adj. [Gr. botrys, bunch of grapes; eidos, form] In the form of a bunch or cluster of grapes … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
botryoidal — adjective Having the form of a bunch of grapes … Wiktionary
botryoidal — [ˌbɒtrɪ ɔɪd(ə)l] adjective (chiefly of minerals) shaped like a cluster of grapes. Origin C18: from Gk botruoeidēs (from botrus bunch of grapes ) + al … English new terms dictionary
botryoidal — bot·ry·oi·dal … English syllables
