| 释义 |
‖ lithophyton Obs.
Pl. -phyta.
[mod.L., f. Gr. λίθο-ς stone + ϕυτόν plant.]
Coral.
1646Sir T. Browne Pseud. Ep. ii. v. 91 That Corall (which is a Lithophyton or stone plant). 1691Ray Creation i. (1692) 74 Not only the Herbaceous and Woody Submarine Plants, but also the Lithophyta themselves affect this manner of growing. 1753Chambers Cycl. Supp. s.v., The white sea lithophyton called shrubby coralline. 1761Ellis in Phil. Trans. LII. 357 Mr. Mason of Barbadoes..brought me this rare lithophyton. |