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botryoidal
[ bo-tree-oid-l ]
adjective
, Mineralogy.
- having the form of a bunch of grapes:
botryoidal hematite.
botryoidal
/ ˌbɒtrɪˈɔɪdəl; -ˌəʊz; ˈbɒtrɪˌəʊs /
adjective
- (of minerals, parts of plants, etc) shaped like a bunch of grapes
botryoidal
/ bŏt′rē-oid′l /
- Shaped like a bunch of grapes. Certain minerals and parts of organisms can be botryoidal.
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Other Words From
- botry·oidal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of botryoidal1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of botryoidal1
C18: from Greek botruoeidēs , from botrus cluster of grapes; see -oid
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Example Sentences
It is never found as crystals, but always as encrusting and botryoidal masses with a microcrystalline structure.
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A fibrous variety with a botryoidal or globular surface is known as botryolite.
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At Arendal in Norway, the original locality for both the crystallized and botryoidal varieties, it is found in a bed of magnetite.
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These shells occur at Hartlepool and Sunderland, where the rock assumes an oolitic and botryoidal character.
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Our decks became dry, and studded with botryoidal lumps of dirty foot-trodden ice.
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