botryoidal
Definitions
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- adjective Having the form of a bunch of grapes.
Examples
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He has a face of that rubicund, knobby type I have heard an indignant mineralogist speak of as botryoidal, and about it waves a quantity of disorderly blond hair.
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The sixth is the "hyalite," which has but a glassy or vitreous lustre, and is found almost exclusively in the form of globules, or clusters of globules, somewhat after the form and size of bunches of grapes; hence the name "botryoidal" is often applied to this variety.
Note
The word 'botryoidal' comes the Greek word 'botruoeidēs' meaning 'shaped like a bunch of grapes.'
