statolith
Zoology. any of the granules of lime, sand, etc., contained within a statocyst.
Botany. an inclusion, as a starch grain, that by a change in position within the cells of an organ or part is assumed to cause a corresponding change in position of the organ or part.
Origin of statolith
1Other words from statolith
- stat·o·lith·ic, adjective
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How to use statolith in a sentence
This has even led to assumption that there are phototropic particles which function like statoliths in geotropic organs.
Life Movements in Plants, Volume II, 1919 | Sir Jagadis Chunder BoseThe latent period of geotropic response is found to be of the same order as the "migration period" of the hypothetical statoliths.
Life Movements in Plants, Volume II, 1919 | Sir Jagadis Chunder BoseWhen the organ is held erect, the action of statoliths would be symmetrical on the two sides.
Life Movements in Plants, Volume II, 1919 | Sir Jagadis Chunder BoseThe theory of statoliths thus obtains strong support from an independent line of experimental investigation.
Life Movements in Plants, Volume II, 1919 | Sir Jagadis Chunder BoseHaberlandt has found statoliths in the apo-geotropic organs like stems.
Life Movements in Plants, Volume II, 1919 | Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose
British Dictionary definitions for statolith
/ (ˈstætəʊlɪθ) /
Also called: otolith any of the granules of calcium carbonate occurring in a statocyst: movement of statoliths, caused by a change in position of the animal, stimulates hair cells, which convey the information to the brain by nerve fibres
any of various movable inclusions, such as starch grains, that occur in plant cells and are thought to function in geotropic responses
Derived forms of statolith
- statolithic, adjective
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