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/bo"tree ohs'/, adj.1. Mineral. botryoidal.2. racemose.[ < Gk bótry(s) bunch of grapes + -OSE1]
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Botryose — Bot ry*ose , a. (Bot.) (a) Having the form of a cluster of grapes. (b) Of the racemose or acropetal type of inflorescence. Gray. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
botryose inflorescence — Indeterminate In de*ter mi*nate, a. [L. indeterminatus.] Not determinate; not certain or fixed; indefinite; not precise; as, an indeterminate number of years. Paley. [1913 Webster] {Indeterminate analysis} (Math.), that branch of analysis which… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
botryose — bot·ry·ose … English syllables
botryose — /ˈbɒtrioʊs/ (say botreeohs) adjective 1. → botryoidal. 2. → racemose …
botryose — ˈbä.trēˌōs adjective Etymology: probably modification (influenced by racemose or cymose) of German botrytisch, irregular from botry (from Greek) + isch ish, from Old High German isc 1 … Useful english dictionary
acropetal inflorescence — Indeterminate In de*ter mi*nate, a. [L. indeterminatus.] Not determinate; not certain or fixed; indefinite; not precise; as, an indeterminate number of years. Paley. [1913 Webster] {Indeterminate analysis} (Math.), that branch of analysis which… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Botryoid — Bot ry*oid, Botryoidal Bot ry*oid al, a. [Gr. ? cluster of grapes + oid.] Having the form of a bunch of grapes; like a cluster of grapes, as a mineral presenting an aggregation of small spherical or spheroidal prominences; as, botryoidal hematite … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Botryoidal — Botryoid Bot ry*oid, Botryoidal Bot ry*oid al, a. [Gr. ? cluster of grapes + oid.] Having the form of a bunch of grapes; like a cluster of grapes, as a mineral presenting an aggregation of small spherical or spheroidal prominences; as, botryoidal … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
centripetal inflorescence — Indeterminate In de*ter mi*nate, a. [L. indeterminatus.] Not determinate; not certain or fixed; indefinite; not precise; as, an indeterminate number of years. Paley. [1913 Webster] {Indeterminate analysis} (Math.), that branch of analysis which… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
indefinite inflorescence — Indeterminate In de*ter mi*nate, a. [L. indeterminatus.] Not determinate; not certain or fixed; indefinite; not precise; as, an indeterminate number of years. Paley. [1913 Webster] {Indeterminate analysis} (Math.), that branch of analysis which… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
