blastesis

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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.