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diaspore(dictionary)

diaspore (iou)



diaspore noun. E19.
[Greek diaspora (the mineral was so named because of its decrepitation): see DIASPORA.]
Mineralogy. Native aluminium hydrogen oxide, HAlO2, occurring esp. in bauxite and clay as transparent or translucent orthorhombic crystals of various colours. E19.
Botany. A spore, seed, or other structure that functions in plant dispersal; a propagule. M20.