botryoid

Definitions


[], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- Resembling a bunch of grapes; = "botryoidal".


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Origin:
early 18th century; earliest use found in John Woodward (d. 1728), physician, natural historian, and antiquary. From post-classical Latin botryoides from Hellenistic Greek βοτρυοειδής like a bunch of grapes from ancient Greek βότρυς cluster of grapes, of unknown origin (perhaps a loanword) + -οειδής




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