What does "frustule" mean?
Frustule: The siliceous shell of a diatom. It is composed of two valves, one overlapping the other, like a pill box and its cover.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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