单词 | lithophyte |
释义 | lithophyte[ lith-uh-fahyt ] / ˈlɪθ əˌfaɪt / nounZoology. a polyp with a hard or stony structure, as a coral. Botany. any plant growing on the surface of rocks. Origin of lithophyteFirst recorded in 1765–75; litho- + -phyte OTHER WORDS FROM lithophytelith·o·phyt·ic [lith-uh-fit-ik], /ˌlɪθ əˈfɪt ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby lithophytelithonephritis, lithopedion, lithophane, lithophile, lithophone, lithophyte, lithopone, lithoprint, lithops, lithoscope, lithosere Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lithophyte
British Dictionary definitions for lithophytelithophyte / (ˈlɪθəˌfaɪt) / nouna plant that grows on rocky or stony ground an organism, such as a coral, that is partly composed of stony material Derived forms of lithophytelithophytic (ˌlɪθəˈfɪtɪk), adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for lithophytelithophyte [ lĭth′ə-fīt′ ] A plant that grows on rock and derives its nourishment chiefly from the atmosphere. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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