"botryoidal" meaning in English

See botryoidal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌbɒt.ɹiˈɔɪ.dəl/ [UK], /ˌbɑt.ɹiˈɔɪ.dəl/ [US] Audio: En-botryoidal.ogg Forms: more botryoidal [comparative], most botryoidal [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɔɪdəl Etymology: By surface analysis, botry- + -o- + -id + -al. Etymology templates: {{surf|en|botry-|-o-|-id|-al}} By surface analysis, botry- + -o- + -id + -al Head templates: {{en-adj}} botryoidal (comparative more botryoidal, superlative most botryoidal)
  1. (botany, chiefly mineralogy) Having the form of a bunch of grapes. Derived forms: botryoidally

Alternative forms

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