phytolith

phytolith
phytolith [fīt′ō lith΄]
n.
PHYTO- + -LITH
a small opaline rock consisting chiefly of fossil plant remains

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phy·to·lith (fī'tō-lĭth') n.
A minute particle formed of mineral matter by a living plant and fossilized in rock.

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