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frustule

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frus=tule

CIDE DICTIONARY

frustulen. [L. frustulum, dim. fr. frustum a piece: cf. F. frustule.].
     The siliceous shell of a diatom. It is composed of two valves, one overlapping the other, like a pill box and its cover.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

frustule, n. Bot. the siliceous cell wall of a diatom.

Etymology
F f. L frustulum (as FRUSTUM)

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