phytolith — [fīt′ō lith΄] n. 〚 PHYTO + LITH〛 a small opaline rock consisting chiefly of fossil plant remains * * * phy·to·lith (fī tō lĭth ) n. A minute particle formed of mineral matter by a living plant and fossilized in rock. * * * … Universalium
phytolith — [fīt′ō lith΄] n. [ PHYTO + LITH] a small opaline rock consisting chiefly of fossil plant remains … English World dictionary
Phytolith — A phytolith ( plant stone ) is a rigid microscopic body that occurs in many plants. The most common type of phytolith is the silicon phytolith, also called opal phytolith. Silicon phytoliths vary in size and shape depending on the plant taxon and … Wikipedia
phytolith — noun Date: 1958 a microscopic siliceous particle that is formed by a plant and that is highly resistant to decomposition < ancient vegetation revealed by phytoliths > … New Collegiate Dictionary
phytolith — noun A small particle of silica or mineral that occurs in many plants … Wiktionary
Phytolith — Phy|to|lith 〈m.1 od. 16〉 aus pflanzl. Ablagerungen entstandenes Sedimentgestein [<grch. phyton „Pflanze“ + lithos „Stein“] * * * Phy|to|lith [↑ phyt u. ↑ lith], der; s, e, auch en, en: ↑ Biolith. * * * Phy|to|lith [auch: ...lɪt] … Universal-Lexikon
Phytolith — Phy|to|lith 〈m.; Gen.: s od. en, Pl.: e od. en; Min.〉 aus pflanzl. Ablagerungen entstandenes Sedimentgestein … Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch
Phytolith — Phy|to|lith [auch ... lit] der; Gen. s u. en, Plur. e[n] (meist Plur.) <zu ↑...lith> Sedimentgestein, das ausschließlich od. größtenteils aus Pflanzenresten entstanden ist (z. B. Kohle; Geol.) … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
phytolith — fossilized plant Stones and Rocks … Phrontistery dictionary
phytolith — [ fʌɪtə(ʊ)lɪθ] noun 1》 Botany a minute mineral particle formed inside a plant. 2》 Palaeontology a fossilized particle of plant tissue … English new terms dictionary
Aufnahme eines bulliformen Phytolithen
