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Definition of Cystoliths

Cystolith
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. 2. (Med.) A urinary calculus.

Meaning of Cystoliths from wikipedia

- produce leaf and flower cystoliths, and Ficus elastica, the Indian rubber plant of the family Moraceae. From a 1987 article on cystolith development and structure:...
- flowering and seed-setting stages, the leaves develop gritty particles called cystoliths. Many sources claim consumption of these can irritate the kidneys and...
- family have hairy leaves. The co**** character of the hairs is due to cystoliths of silicon dioxide and calcium carbonate. These hairs can induce an adverse...
- lobed, or spiny) margins, and without sti****s. The leaves may contain cystoliths, calcium carbonate concretions, seen as streaks on the surface. The flowers...
- calculi or nephroliths) and bladder stones (also called vesical calculi or cystoliths). They can have any of several compositions, including mixed. Prin****l...
- less palmately lobed or palmately compound and always bear sti****s. Cystoliths are always present and some members of this family possess laticifers...
- bears simple one- to three-celled warty hairs, and small glandular hairs. Cystoliths occur beneath the epidermis of the underside of the blade. The trunk has...
- increased frequency of urination). A cystotomy was performed and numerous cystoliths (bladder stones) were removed. 5μm scale bar; 1,000x magnification; focus-stacked...
- toothed. The often-lasting bracts are free or fused to each other. The cystoliths are extended to more or less rounded. In 1874, while in Collioure (south...
- the leaf unpalatable to herbivores (see Dieffenbachia and taro). Druse Cystolith Pritchard, Seth; Peterson, C.; Runion, G. Brett; Prior, Stephen; Rogers...