bot·ry·oi·dal (b t r -oid l) also bot·ry·oid (btr-oid)adj. Shaped like a bunch of grapes. Used especially of mineral formations: botryoidal hematite. [From Greek botruoeid s : botrus, bunch of grapes + -oeids, -oid.]bot ry·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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