before vowels botry-, word-forming element meaning "cluster, cluster-like," from Greek botrys "cluster of grapes," which is of unknown origin.
bother
botheration
bothersome
botony
Botox
botryo-
bottle
bottleneck
bottle-nose
bottom
bottom line
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