Frustule Definition

frŭscho͝ol, -tyo͝ol
noun
Either of the two interlocking halves of the hard, siliceous shell of a diatom cell.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Frustule

Noun

Singular:
frustule
Plural:
frustules

Origin of Frustule

  • French from Latin frūstulum diminutive of frūstum piece broken off

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Latin frustulum, from frustum (“morsel”).

    From Wiktionary

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