[dahy-uh-spawr, -spohr] 
| 1. | 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. |
| 2. | Botany. a disseminule, esp. one that undergoes dispersal. |
| di·a·spore (dī'ə-spôr', -spōr') n.
[From Greek diasporā, dispersion, scattering; see Diaspora.] |
| dis·sem·i·nule (dĭ-sěm'ə-nyōōl') n. A reproductive plant part, such as a seed, fruit, or spore, that is modified for dispersal. Also called diaspore. [dissemin(ate) + -ule.] |