cystolith

American

[sis-tl-ith] / ˈsɪs tl ɪθ /

noun

Botany.

a mass of calcium carbonate on the cellulose wall.

cystolith British

/ 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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Other Word Forms

cystolithic

adjective

Etymology

Origin of cystolith

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

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