frustule


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
frustule /ˈfrʌstjuːl/
noun Botany the silicified cell wall of a diatom, consisting of two valves or overlapping halves.
– origin C19: from L. frustulum, dimin. of frustum (see frustum).
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