Etymology

botryogen

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Ancient Greek βότρυς
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromβότρυς“cluster of grapes”
  2. English todaybotryogen

From Ancient Greek βότρυς (bótrus, “cluster of grapes”) + -gen. By surface analysis, botry- + -o- + -gen.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekβότρυς all →

botrytisbotry-botryoidbotryolite

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