Etymology

botryoid

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Today it means: A determinate inflorescence, similar to a raceme, taking the form of flowers arranged alongside an axis. Full definition →

Ancient Greek βότρυς
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The story

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

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

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekβότρυς all →

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