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botryoidal

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bot·ry·oi·dal  (btr-oidl) also bot·ry·oid (btr-oid)
adj.
Shaped like a bunch of grapes. Used especially of mineral formations: botryoidal hematite.

[From Greek botruoeids : botrus, bunch of grapes + -oeids, -oid.]

botry·oidal·ly adv.

botryoidal [ˌbɒtrɪˈɔɪdəl], botryose [ˈbɒtrɪˌəʊs -ˌəʊz]
adj
(of minerals, parts of plants, etc.) shaped like a bunch of grapes
[from Greek botruoeidēs, from botrus cluster of grapes; see -oid]

botryoidal  (btr-oidl)
Shaped like a bunch of grapes. Certain minerals and parts of organisms can be botryoidal.
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Adj.1.botryoidal - resembling a cluster of grapes in form


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