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.
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Botany. a disseminule, especially one that undergoes dispersal.
a white, yellowish, or grey mineral consisting of hydrated aluminium oxide in orthorhombic crystalline form, found in bauxite and corundum. Formula: AlO(OH)
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any propagative part of a plant, esp one that is easily dispersed, such as a spore
[C19: from Greek diaspora a scattering, dispersion; see Diaspora: so named from its dispersion and crackling when highly heated]