Etymology

blastesis

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Today it means: Budding or growth of new mineral crystals in solid rock. Full definition →

Ancient Greek βλάστησις
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromβλάστησις“germination”
  2. English todayblastesis

From Ancient Greek βλάστησις (blástēsis, “germination”). Coined by Friedrich Becke in 1903.

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