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frustule
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frus·tule  (frschl, -tyl)
n.
The hard, siliceous bivalve shell of a diatom.
[French, from Latin frstulum, diminutive of frstum, piece broken off.]
frustule  (frschl)
The silica-rich cell wall of a diatom. Frustules are divided into two halves, and the intricate patterns of depressions and projections on each half help to identify individual diatom species.


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