Statolith Definition
stătl-ĭth
noun
Any of the small, freely moving concretions, often a starch grain, found in statocysts.
Webster's New World
One of the starch grains or other solid particles in a plant cell thought to function in the plant's response to gravity.
American Heritage
Webster's New World
A specialized form of amyloplast involved in graviperception by plant roots and most invertebrates.
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statolith
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