Cystolith

Cystolith (Gr. "cavity" and "stone") is a botanical term for the inorganic concretions, usually of calcium carbonate, formed in a cellulose matrix in special cells, generally in the leaf of plants of certain families, e.g. Ficus elastica, the Indian rubber plant of the family Moraceae. Plants in the family Urticaceae, also known as Stinging Nettles, also form leaf cystoliths, but only during their later flowering and seed setting stages. Cannabis and other plants in the family Cannabaceae also produce leaf and flower cystoliths.

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•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. 

This botany article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Cell anatomy Botany stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР? Ryan Campbell Dopplerite Look at other dictionaries: Cystolith — Cys to*lith (s?s t? l?th), n. [Gr. ???? bladder + lith.] 1. (Bot.) A concretion of mineral matter within a leaf or other part of a plant. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) A urinary calculus. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English cystolith — [sis′tō lith΄, sis′təlith΄] n. [ CYSTO + LITH] Bot. a crystalline deposit of calcium carbonate occurring as a knob on the end of a stalk within a plant cell …   English World dictionary cystolith — noun Etymology: German Zystolith, from zyst cyst + lith Date: 1857 a calcium carbonate concretion arising from the cellulose wall of cells of higher plants …   New Collegiate Dictionary cystolith — cystolithic, adj. /sis tl ith/, n. Bot. a mass of calcium carbonate on the cellulose wall. [1840 50; CYSTO + LITH] * * * …   Universalium cystolith — SYN: vesical calculus. [cysto + G. lithos, stone] * * * cys·to·lith sis tə .lith n a urinary calculus cys·to·lith·ic .sis tə lith ik adj * * * cys·to·lith (sisґto lith) [cysto + lith] vesical calculus …   Medical dictionary cystolith —    A mineral and usually somewhat crystalline concretion in the epidermal or subjacent cells of the leaf in some plants, especially of the nettle family …   Forensic science glossary cystolith — calcium carbonate that masses in cell wall of some plants Stones and Rocks …   Phrontistery dictionary cystolith — cys·to·lith …   English syllables cystolith — cys•to•lith [[t]ˈsɪs tl ɪθ[/t]] n. bot a knobby concretion of calcium carbonate in the cell walls of some leaves • Etymology: 1840–50 cys to•lith′ic, adj …   From formal English to slang cystolith — /ˈsɪstəlɪθ/ (say sistuhlith) noun a mass of calcium carbonate on the cellulose wall …   18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”