botryoidal
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prettygoodwordbotryoidal (bo-tree-OID-l) - adj., shaped like a bunch of grapes.
Not just one, but a bunch. Used of minerals (it's a classic form for hematite), parts of plants, organs, and so on -- jargon not much used outside of technical fields. Adopted around 1815 from Greek botruoeidēs, from botrus, bunch of grapes.
---L.
Not just one, but a bunch. Used of minerals (it's a classic form for hematite), parts of plants, organs, and so on -- jargon not much used outside of technical fields. Adopted around 1815 from Greek botruoeidēs, from botrus, bunch of grapes.
---L.
