Frustule
[fruhs-chool] /ˈfrʌs tʃul/
noun, Botany.
1.
the siliceous cell wall of a diatom.
/ˈfrʌstjuːl/
noun
1.
(botany) the hard siliceous cell wall of a diatom
frustule
(frŭs’chl)
The silica-rich cell wall of a diatom. Frustules are divided into two halves, and the intricate patterns of depressions and projections on each half help to identify individual diatom species.
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