coccolith

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  • (biology) A microscopic skeletal plate of calcite on the surface of certain marine phytoplankton; it forms chalk and limestone when fossilized

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Derived from Ancient Greek κόκκος (grain, seed, berry, pill, berry from the scarlet oak, kernel, kermes oak).

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κόκκος

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grain, seed, berry, pill, berry from the scarlet oak, kernel, kermes oak

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