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frustule         
ANATOMICAL STRUCTURE
Frustules; Diatom frustule; Areolae (diatom); Pseudoseptum; Ringleiste; Ringleist
['fr?stju:l]
¦ noun Botany the silicified cell wall of a diatom, consisting of two valves or overlapping halves.
Origin
C19: from L. frustulum, dimin. of frustum (see frustum).
Frustule         
ANATOMICAL STRUCTURE
Frustules; Diatom frustule; Areolae (diatom); Pseudoseptum; Ringleiste; Ringleist
·noun The siliceous shell of a diatom. It is composed of two valves, one overlapping the other, like a pill box and its cover.

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Frustule
thumb|upright=1.3|[[Scanning electron micrographs of frustules from some algae species - scale bar = 10 micrometres in a,c and d and 20 micrometres in b]]