statolith

noun

stato·​lith ˈsta-tə-ˌlith 

1

: any of the usually calcareous bodies suspended in a statocyst

2

: any of various starch grains or other solid bodies in the plant cytoplasm that are held to be responsible by changes in their position for changes in orientation of a part or organ

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use

1892, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

statolith

noun

stato·​lith ˈstat-ᵊl-ˌith 

: otolith