Bot. a crystalline deposit of calcium carbonate occurring as a knob on the end of a stalk within a plant cell
Origin of cystolith
cysto- + -lithcystolith
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cystolith
noun
- Botany A mineral concretion, usually of calcium carbonate, occurring in the epidermal cells of certain plants, such as figs.
- See urinary calculus.
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Noun
(plural cystoliths)
Origin
Ancient Greek
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cystolith - Medical Definition
n.
- Botany A mineral concretion, usually of calcium carbonate, occurring in the epidermal cells of certain plants, such as figs.
See urinary calculus
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