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peristerite

[puh-ris-tuh-rahyt]

noun

  1. a whitish, iridescent variety of albite, used as a gem.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of peristerite1

1835–45; < Greek perister ( á ) pigeon, dove + -ite 1

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ʱéperistome

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