peristerite [puh-ris-tuh-rahyt] Word Origin noun
- a whitish, iridescent variety of albite, used as a gem.
Origin of peristerite 1835–45; Greek perister(á) pigeon, dove + -ite1
peristerite [puh-ris-tuh-rahyt] Word Origin noun
Origin of peristerite 1835–45; Greek perister(á) pigeon, dove + -ite1