botryose

adjective

bot·​ry·​ose

ˈbä‧trēˌōs

1

: racemose

2

: botryoidal

Word History

Etymology

probably modification (influenced by racemose or cymose) of German botrytisch, irregular from botry- (from Greek) + -isch -ish, from Old High German -isc

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