单词 | botryoid |
释义 | botryoidadj. Resembling a bunch of grapes; = botryoidal adj. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > mineral structure or appearance > [adjective] > botryoidal botryoida1728 botryoidal1748 staphyline1820 the world > space > shape > curvature > curved three-dimensional shape or body > [adjective] > spherical or globular > spheroidal > others spec. > a number joined together botryoida1728 botriform1737 botryoidal1748 uvelloid1880 a1728 J. Woodward Attempt Nat. Hist. Fossils Eng. (1729) i. 182 The Outside is thick set with botryoid Efflorescencies. 1747 C. Mortimer in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 44 432 Smooth polished Knobs, in Form like to the botryoïd Iron Ore. 1892 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 19 173 The fungus when mature forms compact botryoid clusters. 1967 Canad. Med. Assoc. Jrnl. 15 July 142/2 Dr. Willis discussed the botryoid sarcomas of young children. 2010 Jrnl. Avian Med. & Surg. 24 107 Characteristic botryoid inclusions were detected in more vaccinated than control pigeons. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.a1728 |
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