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cystolith

[sis-tl-ith]

noun

Botany.

  1. a mass of calcium carbonate on the cellulose wall.

cystolith

/ ˈɪəɪθ /

noun

  1. a knoblike deposit of calcium carbonate in the epidermal cells of such plants as the stinging nettle

  2. pathol a urinary calculus

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  • cystolithic adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cystolith1

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

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