Etymology

botryolite

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Today it means: A variety of datolite, usually having a botryoidal structure. Full definition →

Ancient Greek βότρυς
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The story

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

From Ancient Greek βότρυς (bótrus, “cluster of grapes”) + -lite.

Words from the same roots

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