Term: statolith or otolith
Origin: Anc Greek
στατός (adj)> στάσις (noun)/ stαsis(=standing still, state),
ους/ous(ear)> genitive ωτός/otos
λίθος/lithos/(=stone)
Definition:
1. (zoology). Any of the small , freely moving granules, found in statocysts of all fishes composed of calcium carbonate as aragonite
2. (botany). A type of amyloplast found in root plant cells that is thought to be involved in the geotropism.
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