diaspore

diaspore

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek διασπείρω (diaspeírō, “to scatter”), describing its decrepitation on heating.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdaɪ.əˌspɔɹ/, /ˈdaɪ.əˌspoʊɹ/

Noun

diaspore (plural diaspores)

1. A natural hydrate of aluminium, sometimes forming stalactites.
2. A gemstone consisting of hydrate of aluminium in crystal form.
3. (botany) seeds and fruit together regarded as a dispersal unit.

Derived terms

• myxodiaspory

Translations

natural hydrate of aluminium

Greek: διάσπορο (el) n (diásporo) Russian: диаспо́р (ru) m (diaspór) Spanish: diásporo m

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2023), “Diaspore”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “diaspore”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2023.

Anagrams

• parodies, parodise

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Italian

Noun

diaspore f

1. plural of diaspora

Anagrams

• rapsodie