botryoidal

[ bo-tree-oid-l ]

/ ˌbɒ triˈɔɪd l /

adjective Mineralogy.

having the form of a bunch of grapes: botryoidal hematite.

Also bot·ry·oid, botryose.

Origin of botryoidal

1810–20; <Greek botryoeid(ḗs) shaped like a bunch of grapes (bótry(s) bunch of grapes + -oeidēs-oid) + -al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM botryoidal

bot·ry·oi·dal·ly, adverb

Words nearby botryoidal

boto, botonée, Botox, bo tree, botryoid, botryoidal, botryoid sarcoma, botryomycosis, botryose, botrytis, botrytis rot

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Example sentences from the Web for botryoidal

Our decks became dry, and studded with botryoidal lumps of dirty foot-trodden ice.
Adrift in the Arctic Ice Pack|Elisha Kent Kane
It is never found as crystals, but always as encrusting and botryoidal masses with a microcrystalline structure.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3|Various
These shells occur at Hartlepool and Sunderland, where the rock assumes an oolitic and botryoidal character.
A Manual of Elementary Geology|Charles Lyell.
A fibrous variety with a botryoidal or globular surface is known as botryolite.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9|Various

Botryoidal and stalactitic masses are more common, or again the mineral may be compact and granular or loose and earthy.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4|Various

British Dictionary definitions for botryoidal

botryoidal

botryose (ˈbɒtrɪˌəʊs, -ˌəʊz)

/ (ˌbɒtrɪˈɔɪdəl) /

adjective

(of minerals, parts of plants, etc) shaped like a bunch of grapes

Word Origin for botryoidal

C18: from Greek botruoeidēs, from botrus cluster of grapes; see -oid

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Scientific definitions for botryoidal

botryoidal

[ bŏt′rē-oid′l ]

Shaped like a bunch of grapes. Certain minerals and parts of organisms can be botryoidal.

单词	botryoidal
释义	botryoidal [ bo-tree-oid-l ] / ˌbɒ triˈɔɪd l / adjective Mineralogy. having the form of a bunch of grapes: botryoidal hematite. Also bot·ry·oid, botryose. Origin of botryoidal 1810–20; <Greek botryoeid(ḗs) shaped like a bunch of grapes (bótry(s) bunch of grapes + -oeidēs-oid) + -al¹ OTHER WORDS FROM botryoidal bot·ry·oi·dal·ly, adverb Words nearby botryoidal boto, botonée, Botox, bo tree, botryoid, botryoidal, botryoid sarcoma, botryomycosis, botryose, botrytis, botrytis rot Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for botryoidal Our decks became dry, and studded with botryoidal lumps of dirty foot-trodden ice. Adrift in the Arctic Ice Pack\|Elisha Kent Kane It is never found as crystals, but always as encrusting and botryoidal masses with a microcrystalline structure. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3\|Various These shells occur at Hartlepool and Sunderland, where the rock assumes an oolitic and botryoidal character. A Manual of Elementary Geology\|Charles Lyell. A fibrous variety with a botryoidal or globular surface is known as botryolite. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9\|Various Botryoidal and stalactitic masses are more common, or again the mineral may be compact and granular or loose and earthy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4\|Various British Dictionary definitions for botryoidal botryoidal botryose (ˈbɒtrɪˌəʊs, -ˌəʊz) / (ˌbɒtrɪˈɔɪdəl) / adjective (of minerals, parts of plants, etc) shaped like a bunch of grapes Word Origin for botryoidal C18: from Greek botruoeidēs, from botrus cluster of grapes; see -oid Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for botryoidal botryoidal [ bŏt′rē-oid′l ] Shaped like a bunch of grapes. Certain minerals and parts of organisms can be botryoidal. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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