BOTRYOIDAL


Meaning of BOTRYOIDAL in English

— botryoidally , adv.

/bo'tree oyd"l/ , adj. Mineral.

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

Also, botryoid, botryose .

[ 1810-20; botryoeid ( és ) shaped like a bunch of grapes ( bótry ( s ) bunch of grapes + -oeides -OID) + -AL 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .