diaspore

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

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.

• “Diaspore” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
• “diaspore”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016.

• parodies, parodise

diaspore f

1. plural of diaspora

• rapsodie