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cystolith

[ sis-tl-ith ]
/ ˈsɪs tl ɪθ /
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noun Botany.
a mass of calcium carbonate on the cellulose wall.
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Origin of cystolith

First recorded in 1840–50; cysto- + -lith

OTHER WORDS FROM cystolith

cys·to·lith·ic, adjective

Words nearby cystolith

cystocarp, cystocele, cystogenous, cystography, cystoid, cystolith, cystoma, cystometer, cystoscope, cystoscopy, cystostomy
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Words related to cystolith

bilestone, calculus, concretion, biliary calculus

British Dictionary definitions for cystolith

cystolith
/ (ˈsɪstəlɪθ) /
noun
a knoblike deposit of calcium carbonate in the epidermal cells of such plants as the stinging nettle
pathol a urinary calculus
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