blastesis

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noun

Budding or growth of new mineral crystals in solid rock.

OriginAncient Greek βλάστησις →
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Meanings

nounblastesis (uncountable)
  1. uncountablegeographyBudding or growth of new mineral crystals in solid rock.
  2. uncountablebiologyReproduction of a lichen thallus using gonidia.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekβλάστησις“germination”
  2. Englishblastesis

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

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APA

blastesis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blastesis

MLA

“blastesis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blastesis. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blastesis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blastesis.

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