English Explanatory Dictionary

statolith

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of otolith.
  2. A specialized form of amyloplast involved in graviperception by plant roots and most invertebrates.

Word forms

statolith statoliths

Etymology

From stato- + -lith.

Synonyms

otolith
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