STATOLITH


Meaning of STATOLITH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsta-tə-ˌlith ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary

Date: 1900

1. : any of the usually calcareous bodies suspended in a statocyst

2. : any of various starch grains or other solid bodies in the plant cytoplasm that are held to be responsible by changes in their position for changes in orientation of a part or organ

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.