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blastesis

English edit

Etymology edit

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

Noun edit

blastesis (uncountable)

  1. (geology) Budding or growth of new mineral crystals in solid rock.
  2. (lichenology) Reproduction of a lichen thallus using gonidia.
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