different between graviperception vs statolith

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gravi- +? perception

graviperception (uncountable)

perception of gravity
- 1904, Nature Publishing Group, Nature
  And I am glad to note that both Pfeffer and Czapek are not disinclined to believe in the possibility of various forms of graviperception.
- 1992, Cees M Karssen, Leendert C Loon, Dick Vreugdenhil, Progress in Plant Growth Regulation
  The take-home message from these observations is open to interpretation, but may be that although amyloplasts play a pivotal role in graviperception,...

From stato- +? -lith.

statolith (plural statoliths)

A specialized form of amyloplast involved in graviperception by plant roots and most invertebrates.

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