cystolith

[ sis-tl-ith ]
/ ˈsɪs tl ɪθ /
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noun Botany.

a mass of calcium carbonate on the cellulose wall.

Origin of cystolith

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

OTHER WORDS FROM cystolith

cys·to·lith·ic, adjective

Words nearby cystolith

cystogenous, cystogram, cystography, cystoid, cystoid maculopathy, cystolith, cystolithectomy, cystolithiasis, cystolithic, cystolithotomy, cystoma

Words related to cystolith

concretion, calculus, bilestone

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

Medical definitions for cystolith

cystolith
[ sĭs′tə-lĭth′ ]

n.

urinary calculus