Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Having the form of a bunch of grapes; botryoidal.
  • Pertaining to the uvula or to the entire palate.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the uvula or the palate.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective anatomy Of or pertaining to the uvula or the palate.

Etymologies

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Ancient Greek botryodial, from the word for a bunch of grapes.

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