diaspore
[ dahy-uh-spawr, -spohr ]
/ ˈdaɪ əˌspɔr, -ˌspoʊr /
noun
a mineral, aluminum oxyhydroxide, AlO(OH), occurring in crystals, or more usually in lamellar or scaly masses: a principal constituent of bauxite and an important source of aluminum.
Botany.
a disseminule, especially one that undergoes dispersal.
Origin of diaspore
1795–1805; < Greek
diasporá; see
Diaspora
Words nearby diaspore
diary,
dias,
diaschisis,
diascope,
diaspora,
diaspore,
diastalsis,
diastase,
diastasis,
diastasuria,
diastatic
British Dictionary definitions for diaspore
diaspore
/ (ˈdaɪəˌspɔː) /
noun
a white, yellowish, or grey mineral consisting of hydrated aluminium oxide in orthorhombic crystalline form, found in bauxite and corundum. Formula: AlO(OH)
any propagative part of a plant, esp one that is easily dispersed, such as a spore
Word Origin for diaspore
C19: from Greek
diaspora a scattering, dispersion; see
Diaspora : so named from its dispersion and crackling when highly heated