phytolith

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A small particle of silica or mineral that occurs in many plants.
    — Environmental archaeologist Monica Ramsey, at the University of Toronto, Canada, and her colleagues studied phytoliths – microscopic silica crystals that form in plant tissues – from the site.

词形变化

phytoliths plural

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *bʰuHyéti
Ancient Greek φύω (phúō)
Ancient Greek φῠτόν (phŭtón)der.
English phyto-
English -lith
English phytolith
From phyto- + -lith.
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