Etymology

frustule

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Today it means: The siliceous shell of a diatom. Full definition →

Latin frustulum
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromfrustulum
  2. English todayfrustule

Borrowed from Latin frustulum, from frustum (“morsel”).

Words from the same roots

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frustulum

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