What is "botryoid"

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.

Syn: botryose.

n. (context botany English) A determinate inflorescence, similar to a raceme, taking the form of flowers arranged alongside an axis.

adj. resembling a cluster of grapes in form [syn: botryoidal, boytrose]